Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Burnham
- Andy Burnham said the United Kingdom could consider several future relationships with the European Union, ranging from its current arrangement to full membership.
- Burnham said Brexit had caused “more harm than good” and that the country needed a long-term relationship with Europe.
- He said he would outline the options and assess their practicality, advantages, and disadvantages at a United Kingdom–European Union summit later this year.
- Labour’s 2024 election manifesto ruled out joining the customs union, re-entering the single market, and restoring freedom of movement, but Burnham indicated he might recommend going beyond those limits.
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Andy Burnham’s approach to Brexit could put Britain’s relationship with the European Union back at the centre of the country’s political debate. With Labour facing a growing challenge from Reform and concerns over productivity, trade, costs and economic stagnation, a future election could force voters to consider whether Britain should retain its current Brexit arrangement or move towards closer ties with Europe.
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The StandardBreturn? Wary EU waits for actions, not words from UK
BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham may have shifted the dial by floating a return for his country to the European Union. But after a rollercoaster decade since the Brexit vote, the U.K. rejoining is only a distant prospect and Brussels is waiting first to see what London wants next. "It's positive. It improves the tone," one EU official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP. "But we're not going to change our approach because…
Ten years after Brexit, who represented the greatest success of the sovereignists, the new Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham broke the taboo: Britain could rethink it and return to the Brussels family. It is only an option on the table, but it has the strength of a countercurrent proposal.
Among the alternatives proposed by the Prime Minister are maintaining the current situation, establishing a customs union, re-entering the European single market or full membership.
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