Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit U-turn: Labour to seek major rewrite of deal if elected
Exclusive: Labour leader tells HuffPost UK he will 'fix' Brexit in government
Move sets up future confrontation with pro-EU supporters
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to seek a major rewrite of Britain's Brexit deal in 2025 if the Labour party wins the next general election.
The Labour leader told HuffPost UK that he would "fix" Brexit in government, by negotiating a new deal with the EU that would "work for Britain".
Starmer's comments are a significant shift in Labour's Brexit policy. The party has previously said that it would accept the outcome of the 2016 referendum and would not seek to rejoin the EU.
However, Starmer's comments suggest that he is now prepared to go further than that, and that he believes that the UK can get a better deal from the EU.
The move is likely to set up a future confrontation with pro-EU Labour supporters, who will be disappointed that Starmer is not committed to rejoining the single market.
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