Are Labour moving against Brexit?
From The Federal Trust by The Federal Trust for Education and Research
October 11, 2025 · 20 min · Episode 31
About this episode
John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the Labour Party's potential shift towards a pro-European policy and its implications.
John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy. They suggest that a successor to Keir Starmer would be better placed to follow this policy than would the present Prime Minister. SPEAKERS: John Stevens is the Chairman of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP. Brendan Donnelly is the former Director of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.
People in this episode
Host: John Stevens
Guest: Brendan Donnelly
Topics covered
- Brexit
- Labour Party
- European policy
- political advantages
- economic advantages
Keywords
- Labour Party
- Brexit
- pro-European policy
- political advantages
- economic advantages
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour Party, Federal Trust
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