Wes Streeting launches Labour leadership bid, pledges to rejoin EU
Wes Streeting launches Labour leadership bid, pledges to rejoin EU
Streeting announces his Labour leadership bid in his first speech since resigning as health secretary, pledging to rejoin the EU and reset Labour's stance on Europe.
In his first public address since resigning as health secretary, Wes Streeting confirmed he will stand to become Labour leader, launching his bid with a pledge to reshape the party's stance on Europe.
Streeting pressed the case for a fresh start, telling supporters that Labour must reinvent itself for modern Britain and that rejoining the EU would be part of that reset.
The pledge to rejoin the EU stands out as a defining feature of his bid, signaling a clear shift on Brexit-era policy and setting a course that his rivals will respond to in the weeks ahead.
As the leadership race unfolds, Streeting's push could energize supporters who want a more pro-European stance, while others in the party await more detail on how such a policy would work in practice.
