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Voters in Burnham's constituency reject his Brussels 'reset'

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Line, H. (2026, November 9). Voters in Burnham's constituency reject his Brussels 'reset'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279787/voters-Andy-Burnham-constituency-reject-Brussels-reset.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-09 · by Harriet Line

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A survey commissioned by Britain Unbound and conducted in Andy Burnham's constituency of Makerfield found that voters prefer the UK government to decide key policies independently rather than aligning with EU rules. The poll asked constituents about ten issues, and on all but one, over 75% wanted domestic policy decisions made by the UK alone, rejecting international institution influence. This outcome contradicts Burnham's proposed "EU reset" that would see Britain align with certain EU regulations, failing his own criteria for a 'Makerfield test' which aims to improve residents' lives through government policies meeting local needs.
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Andy Burnham's proposed reset of Britain’s relationship with Brussels has been rejected by voters in his Makerfield constituency. A recent poll conducted by Survation for Britain Unbound found that 80% of respondents believe policy decisions regarding state aid for regional development should be made solely by the UK government, while 75% feel the same about refusing entry to criminals from abroad. Despite Burnham’s earlier promise to make his Leave-voting constituency a "touchstone" for all government policies, these findings suggest that such policies would not pass what he termed the "Makerfield test." The survey tested voter attitudes on ten different issues without mentioning the EU, revealing that only a minority of residents support aligning with international institutions' decisions. Burnham is still working on an agreement to be unveiled on November 20th, which will see Britain align with several EU rules, despite this clear opposition from his constituents.

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Andy Burnham's EU reset has failed his own 'Makerfield test', with voters saying they want the Government alone to decide key policy Some 80 per cent said policy for state aid for regional development should be decided by the UK, while 75 per cent said the same for refusing criminals entry to the UK and 78 per cent for setting VAT rates.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-10
Yet he is working on a deal, being unveiled on November 20, that will align Britain with a series of EU rules.
2026-11-10 · Daily Mail
Voters in Burnham's constituency reject his Brussels 'reset' · assertive framing

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Andy Burnham's EU reset has failed his own 'Makerfield test', with voters saying they want the Government alone to decide key policy. asserted
Government → fail → policy
A survey of the Prime Minister's constituents found that on ten different issues only a tiny minority thought the UK should follow decisions made by international institutions. asserted
UK → find → institutions
Yet he is working on a deal, being unveiled on November 20, that will align Britain with a series of EU rules. asserted
that → work → rules
When Mr Burnham won the Makerfield by-election in June, he said he wanted his Leave-voting constituency to be a 'touchstone' – with every government policy or announcement having to meet a 'Makerfield test' showing they improve residents' life and work. asserted
they → win → life
He said: 'A Makerfield test at the heart of British politics will make sure that the places Westminster has neglected will get fairness.' asserted
Westminster → say → fairness
But polling by Survation for Britain Unbound, a cross-party campaign group for a sovereign and independent UK, found his policies would not meet the test. asserted
policies → find → test
Voters in Makerfield were asked who should decide UK policy on ten different issues. asserted
who → ask → issues
To avoid simply dividing those polled into Remainers and Leavers, the survey did not mention the EU, but instead sought to test core attitudes on where decisions are made. asserted
decisions → avoid → attitudes
In every case, a clear majority of those polled said policy should be decided by the Government alone. asserted
policy → poll → Government
Andy Burnham's EU reset has failed his own 'Makerfield test', with voters saying they want the Government alone to decide key policy Some 80 per cent said policy for state aid for regional development should be decided by the UK, while 75 per cent said the same for refusing criminals entry to the UK and 78 per cent for setting VAT rates. asserted
cent → fail → rates
Only between 12 per cent and 2 per cent thought the UK should follow decisions made by international institutions on the same issues. asserted
UK → think → issues
Britain Unbound said the voters provided a 'stunning rejection' of the PM's 'expected transfer of powers away from democratically elected MPs in Britain to unelected EU institutions in Brussels'. asserted
voters → say → '
Jonathan Hinder, Labour MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, said: 'Voters in Labour's heartlands... do not support signing up to rules we have no say over.' Lord Redwood, the Tory peer and co-chairman of Britain Unbound, said: 'Makerfield voters reject giving away our hard-won right to self-government to the EU.' asserted
voters → say → EU
It came as Labour MP Chris Ward, one of the architects of Sir Keir Starmer's red lines on Brexit – which rule out a return to the EU single market, customs union, or freedom of movement – has called for the PM to ditch them at the next election. asserted
PM → come → election
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