Will Labour's leadership hopefuls reverse Brexit?

"Even as the former health secretary announced he would stand in a Labour leadership contest, he made his opening pitch to become prime minister a call for Britain to rejoin the European Union. When it came to Brexit, leaving the EU was a catastrophic mistake, he said. The UK should be ambitious for a new special relationship with the bloc, he added, arguing that Britain's future lies with Europe, and one day back in the EU. It has left us less wealthy, less powerful, and less in control than at any point since before the Industrial Revolution, Mr Streeting said. The biggest economic opportunity we have is on our doorstep."

The Independent emphasizes fact-based reporting across major issues including reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, and describes funding and access policies that avoid paywalls. It states that donations support journalists who speak to both sides and that reporting is trusted across the political spectrum. The content then shifts to Labour’s renewed dispute over Brexit after election losses for Reform UK. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy criticizes leadership contender Wes Streeting for reopening Brexit divisions within the party. Wes Streeting is described as supporting Britain’s rejoining of the European Union, calling leaving the EU a catastrophic mistake and arguing for a new special relationship with the bloc. He claims Brexit has left the UK less wealthy, less powerful, and less in control, and says the biggest economic opportunity lies in Europe.

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