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Burnham Calls Brexit Failure, Urges Closer EU Ties

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 00:29 UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham called Brexit a failure and urged closer EU ties, possibly re-joining.
Burnham said tighter EU relations would raise British GDP, per a Sunday Times interview.
He claimed Brexit cut EU data access, weakening Britain’s control of unauthorized migration.
A UK-EU summit in Brussels on Nov. 20 will discuss a limited food-drink trade reset.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Burnham lacks a mandate to renegotiate Brexit.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham called Brexit a failure and urged closer EU ties, possibly re-joining.
Burnham said tighter EU relations would raise British GDP, per a Sunday Times interview.
He claimed Brexit cut EU data access, weakening Britain’s control of unauthorized migration.
A UK-EU summit in Brussels on Nov. 20 will discuss a limited food-drink trade reset.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Burnham lacks a mandate to renegotiate Brexit.