Andy Burnham is right to say it plainly: Brexit has done more harm than good. We welcome his honesty. It’s time to be just as clear about the future we want with Europe.
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We welcome Andy Burnham’s call for a clear, long-term relationship with Europe. The next UK–EU summit can deliver practical gains for British industries. He’s right that we also need to decide what relationship we want with our largest market in the decades ahead.
At Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Andy Burnham said what so many of us know is true - Brexit has done more harm than good.
Where do Labour members want to see the UK and Europe in 10 years? 🤷
We asked Labour members at their autumn conference how they feel about the UK-EU referendum 10 years on. 🎤
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We spoke to Labour MP Kevin Bonavia at Labour's autumn conference about the UK’s relationship with Europe.
Do Labour members feel their party’s position on Europe is strong enough?🌹🤷
Stella Creasy, chair of Labour Movement for Europe, spoke at their rally at Labour Party Conference this week urging the government to drop the red lines on Europe.
Ken Skates, Leader of Welsh Labour, spoke to Sky News at Labour Party conference in Liverpool yesterday, and expressed support for rejoining the EU and for Sadiq Khan's calls to rejoin and added: "The question is at what point, and how do you make the necessary journey to get there?
"Our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union." In Ed Miliband's speech at Labour Conference, he made the point that Europe is more than just our geography, it is how we pursue our values and build our alliances, and that the UK is stronger with others.
Ed Miliband, speaking at the Labour Movement for Europe rally at Labour Conference in Liverpool, spoke in favour of a closer relationship with Europe.
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What we’d like to see from this year’s Labour Conference🌹
Sadiq Khan wants Britain to start preparing to rejoin the EU now: return to the customs union, pursue associate membership, consider the single market and put a clear rejoin pledge in Labour’s next manifesto. His message to Andy Burnham: start making the case to voters today.
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Where do the Labour party currently stand on joining the EU? 🤷
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Where does Andy Burnham currently stand on joining the EU? 🤷
"If you actually want to see the heat and the light coming back into this economy, you need to get back in step with the EU because that is our biggest trading partner." Emily Maitlis making an impassioned case for how we can grow the UK economy through a closer relationship with the EU.
"You can do it by forming a new customs union with the European Union, you can do it by rejoining the single market." Josh Babarinde on Question Time making the economic case for a new relationship with the EU.
We have contacted every single MP in Parliament asking them to stand up for our future in Europe at the debate on 12th October. Nearly 25,000 emails have been sent to MPs by their constituents letting them know the strength of feeling.
"There are many things you can fight, but geography isn’t one of them." Stella Creasy, chair of Labour for Europe, speaking on Newsnight about how we can form stronger relationships with our European neighbours, especially as geopolitical threats increase.
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"I am very clear that what the Prime Minister wants me to do, what my own constituents what me to do, is get a closer relationship with Europe." Europe minister Hamish Falconer tells Robert Peston he believes 'there is room to raise our eyes' when it comes to Europe.
"Joining the EU anew is the future and it's an increasingly exciting one." Dr Mike Galsworthy in the Independent today making the case for joining the EU within 10 years in response to a new report by the Tony Blair Institute. Read the whole article: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The Tony Blair Institute says the UK should set a goal to join a reformed EU within a decade. We welcome the ambition, and the chance for an open conversation about our future in Europe.
The closer we are to our largest market, the better our prospects for growth. European Movement's Nick Harvey made the case for keeping the UK’s future relationship with the EU open. With the economy under pressure, the government should be looking at every opportunity to strengthen it.
How do Lib Dem's feel about Labour's 'red lines' on Europe? We spoke to party members at their autumn conference to find out! 🎤
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