Top of Labour in row over EU as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarks

Ex-health secretary's allies rally to defend him after culture secretary calls his comments about rejoining bloc odd'

A row has broken out at the top of the Labour party over whether Britain should try to rejoin the EU after Wes Streeting said the country should eventually seek to regain membership.

Streeting, who resigned as health secretary last week in protest at Keir Starmer's leadership, kicked off a war of words after he argued on Saturday that Britain's future lay back in the EU.