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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Neil Kinnock tells Labour MPs ‘tide is shifting’ towards closer ties with Europe

Neil Kinnock shaking hands with Labour supporters, one holding a union jack
Neil Kinnock celebrates Labour’s general election win at a victory rally at Tate Modern. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Neil Kinnock has delivered a rallying cry to pro-EU Labour MPs, telling them that “fortune favours the brave” when it comes to forging closer ties with Europe.

The “tide is shifting”, the former party leader told a reception of the Labour Movement for Europe (LME), where there was applause when Germany’s ambassador told of his delight that the grouping’s more than 100 MPs now vastly outnumbered the Conservatives’ European Research Group of Eurosceptic MPs.

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