Overview
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham has started a public review of Britain’s post‑Brexit relationship and said it will consider every route, including full re‑entry to the European Union.
- Burnham told BBC Radio that Brexit has done "more harm than good" and that the review aims to assess realistic steps to repair trade and regulatory links with the EU.
- He listed concrete choices under consideration: keeping the status quo, joining a customs union that can avoid restoring free movement of people, or seeking access to the EU internal market with deeper regulatory alignment.
- Burnham said he will present a set of options around an EU summit planned for this year, but that summit has been postponed and currently has no firm date.
- He pledged to honour the current Labour manifesto during his term, which rules out rejoining the internal market or customs union now, and the next UK general election is scheduled for 2029, which will shape any long‑term change.