The thorny question of whether Britain should unwind a decade of estrangement from the European Union is resurfacing as the Labour Party starts to imagine a future beyond Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Two key figures have emerged as potential challengers after a series of political body blows that have left Starmer¡¯s leadership in crisis, and the specter of rejoining the EU is creeping back into the debate.
Wes Streeting, who resigned from Starmer¡¯s government as health secretary last week, argued in favor of rejoining the bloc in a speech on Saturday, saying the decision to leave in 2016 was ¡°a catastrophic mistake.¡± While less forceful in tone, Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester who plans to stand as Labour¡¯s candidate in a June 18 by-election so he can mount a challenge against Starmer, also said in an interview on Saturday that there was a case for rejoining the EU.
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