Sadiq Khan Urges Labour to Pledge EU Rejoining in Manifesto

London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on Wednesday for the Labour Party to include a commitment to rejoin the European Union in its manifesto for the next general election, marking a significant escalation in his advocacy for reversing Brexit. In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Khan argued that full EU membership is inevitable and urged the party to campaign on a clear pledge that a vote for Labour would mean rejoining the bloc, without requiring a second referendum.

Khan, a prominent pro-EU voice within Labour who led opposition to the 2016 referendum result, outlined a roadmap for reintegration. He proposed that the UK rejoin the customs union and single market by the end of the current Parliament. "We should, as a Labour Party, fight the next general election with a clear manifesto commitment, a vote for Labour means we would rejoin the European Union," he said. "I think it's inevitable." He emphasized the daily "damage Brexit has done not just to London, but to Londoners, the damage economically, socially and culturally," citing research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and Goldman Sachs that estimated the UK economy would have...