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Labour Splits Over EU Re-Entry After Election Losses

6/3/2026

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  • Labour figures have revisited EU re-entry after local and regional election losses.
  • Business and Trade Minister Peter Kyle said Britain will not rejoin the EU.
  • Kyle warned the 2016 Leave campaign’s promise that exit would solve problems was mistaken.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to improve EU trade ties and criticised the original Brexit deal.
  • Wes Streeting backs EU re-entry, contrasting Andy Burnham’s claim he is not proposing it.