“Andy Burnham Urges Closer EU Ties, Breaking with Labour and Tory Predecessors on Brexit” — what this page in the network covers. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for a closer relationship with the European Union, marking a significant rhetorical shift from both Conservative and Labour predecessors. Speaking after the party conference, Burnham said it was time to end a decade of “drift and division” and suggested the Kremlin was involved in the 2016 Brexit referendum. This contrasts sharply with Conservative governments that denied evidence of Russian interference and with Keir Starmer’s approach of treating Brexit as a settled issue.
Burnham’s comments come as the prime minister seeks closer ties with the EU, though the practical implications remain unclear. The mayor also attributed recent threats to RAF Fairford to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the firmest UK attribution yet. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.