WATCH: Keir Starmer grilled by GB News on whether Labour has 'abandoned' the working class

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Peter Kyle has been handed a fiery GB News grilling over Labour's plans to realign with the EU, assuring viewers they want a "productive relationship" with Europe.Speaking to the People's Channel following last week's local elections, the Business Secretary was questioned by host Alex Armstrong, who branded the move "completely bonkers".Alex pressed Mr Kyle: "I'm very shocked to hear the Prime Minister's big bold plan is to define this Government by rebuilding your relationship with the European Union and moving away from his red lines.

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Your electorates, your heartland voters in Wales, in the red wall, who are Brexit voters, do not want closer ties with the European Union - yet your plan for change is seemingly to draw us closer to the EU that's suffering from 0.2 per cent growth?" TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Responding to Alex, Mr Kyle argued that what Britons want is a "more productive relationship with our international partners", with the EU being the "most important".He...

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UK's Keir Starmer battles for political survival after election defeat

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WATCH: Keir Starmer grilled by GB News on whether Labour has 'abandoned' the working class.

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Sir Keir Starmer is quizzed by GB News Chief Political Correspondent Katherine Forster on whether the Labour Party has abandoned working class communities and the democratic vote to leave the EU, in its pursuit of rebuilding relations with Europe.The Prime Minister told GB News viewers: "On Brexit, the reason I reminded everyone what Nigel Farage said is because that was the promise he put to the country, that we'd be stronger, we'd be richer, we'd have lots of money for the NHS, immigration would come down and it all proved to be false, and he doesn't take any responsibility.

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He's not going back to the country now saying it was a good thing, you've all benefited.

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It turned out what he said wasn't true, and that's why he doesn't want to talk about it now.

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