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Lisa Nandy wary of ‘circular arguments’ about rejoining EU

Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, appeared to suggest she was not in favour of rejoining the trade bloc, but she said the prime minister should still pursue closer ties to fulfil the promises made at the time of the referendum.

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Culture secretary pushes back against talk of revisiting Brexit but says closer ties would fulfil referendum promises One of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said she wants to avoid “circular arguments” about whether the UK should rejoin the EU, underlining divisions at the top of government over revisiting Brexit.

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