Neil Kinnock tells Labour MPs ‘tide is shifting’ towards closer ties with Europe
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6PDDA)
Former leader rallies pro-EU MPs who German ambassador says now vastly outnumber ERG group of Eurosceptic Tories
Neil Kinnock has delivered a rallying cry to pro-EU Labour MPs, telling them that fortune favours the brave" when it comes to forging closer ties with Europe.
The tide is shifting", the former party leader told a reception of the Labour Movement for Europe (LME), where there was applause when Germany's ambassador told of his delight that the grouping's more than 100 MPs now vastly outnumbered the Conservatives' European Research Group of Eurosceptic MPs.
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