Brexit deal is not good enough for British public, says Andy Burnham
Summary
Andy Burnham said the UK’s Brexit deal has not delivered what voters were promised and is not good enough for Britain. He said he would not seek to rejoin the EU or make major changes during the current parliament, but wants practical steps to improve UK-EU arrangements.Key Facts
- Burnham said the UK ended up with a harder Brexit than the one presented during the referendum campaign.
- He said Brexit had weakened the economy and the UK’s control of immigration.
- Burnham linked the small boats crisis to the UK’s reduced ability to return people to Europe.
- He said he would like to see the UK rejoin the EU in his lifetime but would not get ahead of public opinion.
- He ruled out proposing EU membership again during the current parliament and said he would stick to Labour’s manifesto red lines.
- Burnham supported the principle of a plan requiring some foreign workers to wait 15 years before qualifying for permanent residency.
- He said there was no early general election planned.
- Burnham said the UK-EU summit scheduled for 20 November could produce a deal that helps British food manufacturers.
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