A senior Labour figure has reignited debate over Brexit by calling for the party to consider rejoining the EU within the next decade, directly challenging its current stance of avoiding a referendum revisit. The suggestion comes as polling indicates that a pledge to explore EU re-entry could strengthen Labour’s electoral appeal. With the party preparing a major policy announcement, the pressure on its leadership to address the issue grows. The move reflects broader political divisions over the UK’s future relationship with the bloc.
Andy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chancesBritain should work towards rejoining the EU in the next decade, Tony Blair has said, adding to growing pressure on Andy Burnham to abandon Labour’s reluctance to revisit the 2016 referendum.The former prime minister has urged Burnham to use his 10-year plan in November to put the country’s membership of the union back on the table, a decade after it voted to leave. Continue reading...
