Labour's two main leadership hopefuls, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, have called for Britain to rejoin the European Union. The frontrunners to take over from Keir Starmer said Britain's future was as part of the bloc, but Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned that rejoining would be a 'disaster'.
Reactions from Brexit Architects and Reform
Lord Gove, one of the architects of Brexit, said it would be a 'betrayal', while Reform leader Nigel Farage vowed to make the issue the focus of the Makerfield by-election. Comments by the leading contenders to become the next Prime Minister suggest they would seek a mandate to rejoin the EU.
Public Opinion Poll
But do you think a majority of Brits would vote to get back together with Brussels? Have your say in the Daily Mail's latest poll. In the last poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Will Andy Burnham win the Makerfield by-election?' Out of more than 10,000 votes, 82 per cent of you said 'no' and 18 per cent said 'yes'.
