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Why Is Brexit Back In UK's Political Spotlight As Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis?
Published on 5/17/2026, 1:29:29 PM
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Why Is Brexit Back In UK's Political Spotlight As Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis?
Published By, Last Updated: May 17, 2026, 18:59 IST UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who resigned from the Keir Starmer-led government recently, has called Brexit a "catastrophic mistake".
Rapid Read Wes Streeting (L), who resigned from Keir Starmer's government, has voiced support to rejoining the European Union.
(Reuters) As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis, the political debacle in the United Kingdom has brought the controversial ‘Brexit’ back into the spotlight.
The Labour government suffered a major setback when UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned from the government, saying he had “lost confidence" in Starmer’s government, marking the most serious challenge for the Prime Minister since a debilitating blow in the recent local elections.
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