Wes Streeting says leave campaign ‘deluded’ | Politics | News
Wes Streeting says he is leaving the team European Union This was “a disastrous mistake” and the Vote Leave campaign “deluded itself” that the UK could create a free trade “nirvana”. Ilford North MP takes aim Brexit It was his first public appearance since resigning as health minister as he launched his fledgling policy platform to run for the Labor leadership.
Mr StreetingSpeaking at the Progress think tank’s conference in London on Saturday, he said Britain should establish a new special relationship with the EU. He has signaled that he wants the country to rejoin the trading bloc in the future. Moving closer to Europe was the first of three major policy ideas put forward by Mr Streeting. In the 2016 referendum, voters supported leaving the bloc by 52% to 48%.
In his speech, Mr Streeting also called for a debate about what kind of capitalism his party wants and how the UK will create and benefit from economic growth. Third, he insisted that the United Kingdom should not regard the destruction of common truth as inevitable.
Mr Streeting said the country should look to the founding of the BBC among early 20th-century media innovations as a blueprint to “take back the pen” from social media moguls in Silicon Valley.
The MP called for a suitable contest to replace Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, confirming he would run if a race was triggered.
His speech came after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham was confirmed as a candidate in the Makerfield by-election.
Mr Burnham needs to be an MP to enter any contest to replace the Prime Minister, who has publicly vowed to meet any challenge.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester has told ITV he will not advocate for Britain to rejoin the EU in the by-election and will focus on domestic issues rather than getting trapped in a debate about the bloc.
However, he said that in the long run, a case for rejoining could be filed.
Sir Keir said on Monday his government would be defined by putting Britain at the “heart of Europe” but stopped short of promising to reverse Brexit.
The Prime Minister has promised to create an “ambitious” youth experience plan at the center of efforts to recalibrate the UK’s relationship with Brussels.
Asked whether Labor wanted access to the EU single market or customs union as part of its future manifesto, he urged the party to reject past claims.
Sir Keir had addressed voters and Labor campaigners after his party’s election torment in England, Wales and Scotland last week.
