Joe Baron

NEW Rachel Reeves tonight declares Britain should return to the European Union The former chancellor says Brexit made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure” She will make her case in a lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday Reeves helped draft the Labour 2024 manifesto which said no EU return She’s one of the most prominent Lab figures to back rejoin since Burnham became PM The tectonic plates within Labour are shifting. Will more follow her? Reeves writes in The Sunday Times: “I am proud of the progress we have already made in strengthening our relationship with the European Union. Brexit has made us poorer, weaker and less secure. “There is a debate to be had about our future relationship with Europe, and I welcome Andy Burnham’s leadership in facing up to this. No one in the Treasury ever doubted where my instincts were. “I do believe Britain’s future lies in the European Union. “However, it is incumbent on supporters of our re-entry to make the argument, demonstrate tangible benefits and to get the next steps right — especially ahead of the UK-EU summit later this month, where at a minimum we should be looking for confirmation of the ambitious youth mobility scheme negotiated earlier this year, and — I hope — progress towards entry into the SAFE defence partnership.” thetimes.com/article/06d9b6a…