Labour splits as Red Wall MPs urge Keir Starmer to ignore lefties who want Britain back in the EU

Labour splits as Red Wall MPs urge Keir Starmer to ignore lefties who want Britain back in the EU

Labour MPs representing Leave-voting constituencies have urged Sir Keir Starmer to dismiss demands from pro-EU figures within the party seeking a return to Brussels.Jo White, the Bassetlaw MP who leads Labour's Red Wall group, insisted the party should concentrate on economic priorities rather than relitigating the 2016 referendum."Now is not the time or the place to be talking about going back into the EU," she told The Sun. "What we need to fo…

UK Labour 'Red Wall' MPs reject EU rejoin talk as party divisions deepen

Labour MPs in the ‘Red Wall’ of the Midlands and North of England, have urged Sir Keir Starmer to ignore calls to rejoin the European Union, insisting the party must focus on future priorities rather than reopening Brexit debates. While London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was “inevitable” Britain would move back towards the EU, citing “the damage Brexit has done… economically, socially and culturally,” senior figures within Labour pushed back. Basse…