Wes Streeting, the former health secretary and a potential Labour leadership contender, has suggested that the UK could one day rejoin the European Union. His comments come a decade after the Brexit referendum and over six years since the UK formally left the bloc.
Speaking over the weekend, Streeting argued that Keir Starmer’s government should pursue “a new special relationship with the EU”. He added that the best long-term answer would be for the UK to be “back in the EU”.
His remarks have reignited discussion about whether the UK might eventually seek to rejoin, reset its relationship, or adopt a Swiss-style arrangement. However, the EU may require significant convincing before any such move could proceed.
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