Fears of a Brexit betrayal were mounting last night after Labour's two main leadership hopefuls called for Britain to rejoin the EU.
Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting – the frontrunners to take over from Keir Starmer – said Britain's future was as part of the bloc.
The comments prompted a fiery rebuke from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who warned rejoining would be a 'disaster' and plunge the country back into the bitter chaos of Brexit wars.
Last night Lord Gove – one of the architects of Brexit – said any moves to rejoin would be a 'betrayal', and Reform leader Nigel Farage vowed to make the issue the focus of the Makerfield by-election.
The comments by the leading contenders to become the next Prime Minister suggest they would seek a mandate to rejoin the EU.
