Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Burnham
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that the UK must consider all options for its long-term relationship with Brussels, acknowledging that Britain could "go all the way" and propose rejoining the European Union.
- Speaking to media following his keynote address at the Labour Party conference, Burnham declared bluntly that Brexit has done "more harm than good" and contributed to a decade of economic drift.
- The Prime Minister outlined a spectrum of potential models for public assessment, including remaining on current terms, pursuing a customs union, re-entering the single market, or full EU re-entry.
- Burnham committed to laying out a comprehensive options paper ahead of the upcoming UK-EU summit, where leaders are expected to negotiate closer cooperation on trade, industry standards, and immigration.
- Opposition Conservatives criticized the remarks, accusing the government of tearing up previous election commitments and needlessly reopening political divisions over Britain's departure from the bloc.
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On Wednesday 30 September, Andy Burnham said that a return from the United Kingdom to the European Union could be an option among others. The current British Prime Minister, who campaigned against Brexit in 2016, said that the EU's exit "does more harm than good" in the country. - "Go to the end": Andy Burnham relaunched the debate on a return from the United Kingdom to the EU (International).
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