Newscast – Does Labor leadership race mean war on Brexit?

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Wes Streeting has said he would ‘one day’ like the UK to join the EU, as he confirmed he would run for Labor leader. The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, who also wants to run, has said the same thing in the past, saying he should have won a by-election in Makersfield first – an area that voted to leave. So is Labor about to go to war again on the issue? Does it put Burnham in a difficult position? And is that what the people want? Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenters were Laura Kuensberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was produced by Chris Flynn and Adam Chowdhury. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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