General · 17 May 2026

Lisa Nandy calls Wes Streeting's EU idea "odd"

Rejoining the European Union is not the answer for many voters, says Lisa Nandy. The culture secretary described former health secretary Wes Streeting's suggestion to rejoin the EU as "a bit odd" during a Sunday Sky News appearance. Nandy, a Wigan MP, noted her constituency lost 24 out of 25 wards to Reform, indicating public sentiment against returning to 2015.

By BriefTea Editorial · 17 May 2026 at 14:10

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