Politics latest: Streeting Reopening Brexit Wars by Calling for UK Return to EU 'a Bit Odd,' Says Nandy The recent announcement by Labour MP Wes Streeting to run for party leadership with a call to rejoin the EU has sparked intense debate within the party and beyond.
Streeting's bid, coupled with Andy Burnham's decision to stand in the Makerfield by election, has reignited the Brexit debate. For many, the 2016 EU referendum was a defining moment in British politics.
The Leave campaign's promise of "taking back control" resonated with those seeking to escape what they saw as bureaucratic and undemocratic European institutions.