British PM says he wants UK to rejoin EU
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wanted the UK to rejoin the European Union during his lifetime, calling for an “honest” discussion about the impact of Brexit.
“I don’t think things have worked out as people said they would,” Burnham told ITV of his country’s 2016 decision to leave the bloc, adding that he wasn’t proposing any changes during this Parliament. “I’m going to lead a discussion on how we make it better.”
Pro-EU crowds mark the 10th anniversary of Brexit in London earlier this year. Getty Images
Reshaping Britain’s relationship with the European Union has become one of Burnham’s key pledges since he became prime minister three months ago, as he gambles on revisiting a divisive issue that dominated UK politics over the last decade. The 56-year-old prime minister opened the door to rejoining the EU at his party’s annual conference last month, saying he would set out options for a new relationship later this year.
Burnham said he wouldn’t seek to re-run the 2016 referendum, nor break Labour’s 2024 election pledge not to join the EU’s single market or customs union.
He was speaking ahead of a UK-EU summit which is due to take place on Nov. 20, when the premier has said he wants to make progress on boosting economic growth and tackling illegal immigration into the UK.
