Ten years after the referendum, its role as domestic football is still the order of day – and the ex-health secretary is happy to use it in his leadership bid, says academic Anand Menon

Wes Streeting confirmed today that he would be challenging Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership and vowed that the UK would rejoin the EU 'one day' as Brexit was 'a…

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Ex-health secretary sets out fledgling policy platform – including call for new special relationship with EU

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Heath secretary twists knife in Sir Keir Starmer – as Andy Burnham claims he’s out to save Labour

By explicitly calling for Britain to rejoin the EU yesterday, Wes Streeting was making life as hard as possible for Andy Burnham.

The former health minister also described Brexit as “a catastrophic mistake” and said the UK should seek to rejoin the bloc.

Culture secretary says Makerfield by-election will be ‘tough fight’ for Andy Burnham

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A row has erupted between Labour over the UK’s relationship with the European Union

Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU

Public opinion among towards Brexit has shifted 10 years on from the EU referendum, say allies, as Streeting looks set to defy critics within his own party over the issue

Brexit is centre stage again, or more specifically, whether to reverse it.

Lisa Nandy criticises ‘odd’ call to rejoin EU – and says Starmer faces ‘personal decision’ on whether to stay and fight

Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU

Wes Streeting's comments over the weekend have reignited a bitter Brexit debate over the European Union, and allies of Andy Burnham expect them to complicate the by-election in…

If EU members are not bickering about how best to respond to global events, then they’re squabbling over the next seven-year budget.

Britain's ruling Labour party on Monday revisited the divisive wounds of Brexit, after a senior figure hoping to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for the country to…

West Streeting's pitch to rejoin the EU may play well with Labour Party members, but it will prove a liability for whoever has to govern.