Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’
Lisa Nandy told the BBC she did not understand ‘sudden focus on Europe’ from Labour leadership hopeful UK politics live – latest updates The UK culture secretary has dismissed calls for Britain to re-enter the European Union as “odd”, a day after her former cabinet colleague Wes Streeting said the country’s future lies back in the bloc . Lisa Nandy criticised the former health secretary on Sunday, saying his comments over the weekend risked reopening a debate that was settled with the Brexit ref
Ex-health secretary’s allies rally to defend him after culture secretary calls his comments about rejoining bloc ‘odd’
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A row has broken out at the top of the Labour party over whether Britain should try to rejoin the EU after Wes Streeting said the country should eventually seek to regain membership.
Streeting, who resigned as health secretary last week in protest at Keir Starmer’s leadership, kicked off a battle of words after he argued on Saturday that Britain’s future lay back in the EU.
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- Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’Guardian - World · Kiran Stacey Policy editor · May 17, 2026, 10:51 AM
- EU row breaks out at top of Labour as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarksGuardian - World · Kiran Stacey Policy editor · May 17, 2026, 2:10 PM
- Top of Labour in row over EU as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarksGuardian - World · Kiran Stacey Policy editor · May 17, 2026, 2:10 PM
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