Macron Brands Brexit the 'Biggest Lie of the Last 30 Years'
Macron said Brexit was a false promise as Labour figures debate whether Britain should seek closer ties or full EU membership.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham broke a long-standing taboo by proposing Britain could rejoin the European Union, prompting French President Emmanuel Macron to declare in English: "Welcome back."
- At his party's annual conference on Tuesday, Burnham claimed Britain's 2020 departure had done "more harm than good" and triggered "a decade of low growth."
- Recent polling from Survation shows 55 per cent of voters would opt to rejoin if a referendum were held, while Burnham suggested joining the European single market or going "all the way."
- Responding to the potential return, Spain's Sanchez said Spain would "open its arms again to a brotherly people," though expert David Henig noted Burnham remains bound by Keir Starmer’s 2024 manifesto ruling out single market re-entry.
- While figures like Tony Blair and London Mayor Sadiq Khan push for membership, critics warn of a re-run of bitter "Brexit wars." The next general election is not expected until 2029.
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Burnham breaks Brexit taboo with talk of EU return, Macron urges Britain to ‘come back’
LONDON, Oct 1 — Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and leading French President Emmanuel...
VIDEO - Emmanuel Macron speaks on the occasion of his State visit to Spain, Tuesday, September 29 in Madrid.
France and Spain welcome idea of UK rejoining EU after Burnham’s speech
The European Union would embrace the UK if it ever decided to rejoin the bloc, the leaders of Spain and France said shortly after new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham floated the possibility. “Welcome back,” French President Emmanuel Macron quipped in English, speaking Wednesday in Madrid alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is hosting the leader on a two-day visit. “This prime minister is moving in that direction,” Macron added. “I think i…
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