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UK leadership hopeful Streeting calls Brexit a 'catastrophic mistake'

Streeting has said he will stand in any leadership race to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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00:01The UK's former health secretary, West Streeting, announced that he will run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and
00:07Prime Minister.
00:09Streeting labelled the UK's decision to leave the European Union as a, quote, catastrophic mistake and said it should look
00:15to rejoin.
00:17Starmer is facing growing pressure to step down, particularly after the Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections last
00:24week.
00:25If you think you're good enough to be the top draw, if you think you've got the right ideas for
00:29the country, you should be prepared to put them forward, test them against other competitors and win an election.
00:37The UK voted to leave the bloc in 2016 following a divisive referendum campaign led by former Conservative Prime Minister
00:44Boris Johnson, alongside support from current reform leader Nigel Farage.
00:48The decision has been back under the spotlight in recent months as the UK has looked to move closer to
00:54Europe amid uncertainty with its relationship with US President Donald Trump.
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