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Tories 'will reverse any moves by Andy Burnham to unwind Brexit' - as Sturgeon boasts Labour has opened door to another Scots IndyRef

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Tapsfield, J. (2026, October 4). Tories 'will reverse any moves by Andy Burnham to unwind Brexit' - as Sturgeon boasts Labour has opened door to another Scots IndyRef. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16181757/Tories-EU-Andy-Burnham-Brexit-Labour-Remainer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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The Tories have vowed to reverse any moves by Labour's Andy Burnham to unwind Brexit, following Burnham’s recent support for rejoining the EU. This comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reopened debate on Brexit at a Conservative Party conference. Labour figures like London Mayor Sadiq Khan are pushing for closer ties with the EU, and former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon claims that Labour's shift paves the way for another independence referendum in Scotland, arguing that if the UK can reconsider its stance after a decade, so too should Scotland be allowed to reassess its own decision.

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The Tories have vowed to reverse any moves by Andy Burnham to unwind Brexit - as Labour's Remainer push gathers pace. asserted

push → vow → pace

Conservative deputy leader Alex Burghart said the Government's ambition for a 'reset' with the EU amounts to 'giving everything away'. asserted

ambition → say → everything

The intervention came after the PM used his conference speech last week to reopen the Brexit debate, suggesting Labour could even support rejoining the bloc in full at the next election. uncertain

Labour → come → election

As Manchester mayor Mr Burnham backed the UK becoming a member again, but he had insisted while trying to oust Keir Starmer that he would not pursue the idea. asserted

he → back → idea

Pro-EU Labour figures have gleefully seized on the shift, with London Mayor Lord Khan urging closer ties immediately. asserted

Khan → seize → ties

And former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon boasted this morning that Mr Burnham had paved the way for a fresh independence referendum north of the border. asserted

Burnham → boast → border

Appearing on Sky News, the ex-SNP leader argued that if the national vote on leaving the EU could be reassessed after a decade, the Scots decision could also be changed. uncertain

decision → appear → decade

'You can't pick and choose when democracy applies,' Ms Sturgeon said. asserted

Sturgeon → pick → ?

Andy Burnham (pictured with Ursula von der Leyen) used his conference speech last week to reopen the Brexit debate, suggesting Labour could even support rejoining the bloc in full at the next election EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Mr Burnham are due to hold a summit later this year, with fears Brussels will demand big concessions on free movement and financial contributions in return for removing trade barriers. In an interview with the Sunday Times as Tory conference kicked off in Birmingham, Mr Burghart said: 'If one looks at what Starmer's government did at the Lancaster House summit in May 2025, they opened their negotiations with the EU by giving everything away.' uncertain

they → picture → everything

Pressed if the Conservatives would reverse any steps Labour takes towards the EU, Mr Burghart replied: 'Oh yeah, absolutely. asserted

Burghart → press → EU

I think the reset is really disastrous, actually. asserted

reset → think → ?

They said, ''We would like to take your rules, we would like to pay for the privilege and we would like your court (the European Court of Justice) to adjudicate on whether we have followed the rules and we would like to give you access to our fishing water for 12 years.'' asserted

we → say → years

And in return, they got almost nothing.' asserted

they → get → nothing

Conservative deputy leader Alex Burghart said the Government's ambition for a 'reset' with the EU amounts to 'giving everything away' asserted

ambition → say → everything

Tories 'will reverse any moves by Andy Burnham to unwind Brexit' - as Sturgeon boasts Labour has opened door to another Scots IndyRef

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