UK trade minister hopes Britain will rejoin EU

Britain's trade minister said Tuesday he hopes to one day see his country rejoin the European Union, in a further sign the UK could be headed for a new domestic political fight over Brexit.

"I hope in my lifetime that we would be welcomed back in the heart of Europe fully and solidly as members of the European Union," Chris Bryant told AFP in an interview at the European Parliament, though he cautioned: "We're not going to be doing that this summer."