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Burnham Announces November UK-EU Summit to Discuss Brexit

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Burnham faces EU backlash

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday that he will discuss Brexit options at a UK-EU summit this year.
The summit, postponed from July, is now expected in November, with EU ambassador Jukka Salovaara confirming the date.
Labour MP Stella Creasy urged Burnham to drop manifesto red lines against the single market.
EU lawmaker Sandro Gozi said Burnham’s call warrants a serious European response.

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£6.5bn Export Loss

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday that a UK-EU summit will be held this year.
He argued Brexit has deepened economic hardship and social inequality for ordinary Britons, costing the UK £6.5 billion in lost EU exports annually.
The government offered routes: current terms, customs union, single market, or EU membership.
He pledged to scrap pensions triple lock, provide social-care, nationalise water, housing, energy.

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Burnham faces EU backlash

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday that he will discuss Brexit options at a UK-EU summit this year.
The summit, postponed from July, is now expected in November, with EU ambassador Jukka Salovaara confirming the date.
Labour MP Stella Creasy urged Burnham to drop manifesto red lines against the single market.
EU lawmaker Sandro Gozi said Burnham’s call warrants a serious European response.

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