Rejoiners target Makerfield by-election in campaign to reverse Brexit as milestone passed

Rejoiners target Makerfield by-election in campaign to reverse Brexit as milestone passedA petition calling on Britain to apply to rejoin the European Union has passed 100,000 signatures and the Rejoin the EU Party will compete in Makerfield Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By David Williamson, Chief Political Commentator 17:41, Thu, May 28, 2026 Updated: 17:41, Thu, May 28, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has pursued closer relations with the EU but campaigners want full rejoining (Image: Phil Lewis/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock)Supporters of Britain rejoining the European Union will field a candidate in the looming Makerfield by-election. This comes as campaigners have secured more than 100,000 signatures on a petition calling on the UK to apply to rejoin the bloc – meaning it will now be considered for debate in Parliament. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Barrister Peter Ward will stand for the Rejoin EU Party in the June 18 by-election in which Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham – who is widely expected to attempt to replace Sir Keir Starmer if he is elected – and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon are locked in a battle for votes. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the latest politics news - straight from our team in Westminster and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our under...