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Rachel Reeves says Brexit left Britain poorer and wants UK back in EU

Rachel Reeves says Brexit left Britain poorer and wants UK back in EU

Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street via Wikimedia Commons (OGL 3)

Rachel Reeves, who has left her job as Chancellor, set out her view in a Sunday Times article, her first major intervention since quitting the Treasury. Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants an honest debate but says any change needs a mandate at a general election, next due by 2029. The Conservatives and Nigel Farage's Reform UK reject reopening Brexit.

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