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Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight
Key takeaways
- Damian Grammaticas Political correspondent Reuters The UK's relationship with the EU looks set to become an issue in both a possible Labour leadership contest and the coming by-election in the Makerfield constituency.
- Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, in his first public appearance since resigning from the cabinet, told an audience in London on Saturday that "leaving the European Union was a catastrophic mistake".
- At the Progress Conference, organised by the "Blairite" wing of the Labour Party, he announced he would contest a formal challenge to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
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Damian Grammaticas Political correspondent Reuters The UK's relationship with the EU looks set to become an issue in both a possible Labour leadership contest and the coming by-election in the Makerfield constituency.
Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, in his first public appearance since resigning from the cabinet, told an audience in London on Saturday that "leaving the European Union was a catastrophic mistake".
At the Progress Conference, organised by the "Blairite" wing of the Labour Party, he announced he would contest a formal challenge to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
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