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Alex Sobel, the shadow minister for tourism and heritage, suggested Labour should fight for the UK to rejoin the EU
One of Keir Starmer's shadow ministers has suggested Labour should fight for the UK to rejoin the European Union.
Alex Sobel, the shadow minister for tourism and heritage, told an anti-Brexit event at Labour's annual conference that he believes it will soon 'start dawning' on Leave voters that Boris Johnson's trade pact with Brussels is a 'bad deal'.
Mr Sobel said that 'then we can start talking about what a good deal looks like and what the best deal looks like' before adding: 'I think we all know what the best deal is.'
The comments risk reigniting a row over Sir Keir's Brexit position after he previously said a Labour government would 'build on' Mr Johnson's exit agreement and 'make it work'.
Mr Sobel made the comments at a fringe event in Brighton entitled 'Brexit isn't working: What can Labour do?'.
Speaking at the event hosted by the Labour Movement for Europe and Labour for a European Future, Mr Sobel
