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McKeon, C. (2026, October 12). Burnham to urge MPs to support drive for closer EU relationship. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-mps-stephen-doughty-burnham-government-b1300399.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-12 · by Christopher McKeon

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Andy Burnham, the UK Prime Minister, is set to urge MPs to support a closer relationship with the EU during an address in the Commons on Monday. This comes after he suggested at the Labour conference in Liverpool last month that he would explore options for Britain’s long-term ties with Europe around the time of a planned UK-EU summit this year. Burnham believes Brexit has done "more harm than good" and argues a new deal could boost economic growth and control illegal immigration.

Burnham's push for closer EU ties is met with mixed reactions; while some, like Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, support renegotiating the post-Brexit trade deal, others are wary. Jonathan Hinder (MP for Pendle and Clitheroe) warned that reopening debate on Brexit risks alienating Leave voters, urging caution against a return to free movement without public consent.

Despite this opposition, Burnham insists he will attend an upcoming bilateral summit in Brussels, aiming to negotiate better terms for the UK economy and immigration control. The PM asserts that the British public should be involved at every stage of renegotiation with the EU, emphasizing the need for "serious dialogue" about long-term ties between the two entities.

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He told The Rest Is Politics podcast that the UK and its allies had been “too much on the back foot” when confronting Russian interference and “haven’t informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas”.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-12
🔮 In a Commons address on Monday, the Prime Minister is expected to reiterate his argument from the Labour Party conference that Brexit has done “more harm than good”.
2026-10-12 · Evening Standard
Burnham to urge MPs to support drive for closer EU relationship · assertive framing
2026-10-12 · Evening Standard
Burnham to urge MPs to support drive for closer EU relationship · assertive framing

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In a Commons address on Monday, the Prime Minister is expected to reiterate his argument from the Labour Party conference that Brexit has done “more harm than good”. asserted
Brexit → expect → harm
He will call on all parties to support the Government’s approach in seeking a closer relationship with the EU, arguing such a move could help control immigration and boost growth. uncertain
move → call → growth
A No 10 source said: “Andy understands why some politicians don’t want to face up to the reality that Brexit has not delivered what they once promised. asserted
they → say → what
“Sticking with the status quo and not working relentlessly to secure a good deal that boosts growth would be a major dereliction of duty.” asserted
that → stick → duty
At the Labour conference in Liverpool last month, Mr Burnham said he would set out the “options” for Britain’s long-term relationship with Europe around the time of a UK-EU summit planned for the end of the year. asserted
he → say → year
He has suggested that those options could include rejoining the bloc. uncertain
options → suggest → bloc
Ahead of the statement, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said Mr Burnham should drop Labour’s “red lines” ruling out rejoining the European customs union or single market. asserted
Burnham → say → union
He said: “We are willing to engage with anyone who shares our vision of fixing the broken relationship with Europe so we can strengthen Britain’s economy and defences. asserted
we → say → economy
“Every day and month we delay starting serious talks with the EU, we do more damage to our economy. asserted
we → delay → economy
“Let’s restore our trading links, tear down new barriers like Made in Europe and give our economy the growth and jobs boost businesses and people are crying out for.” asserted
businesses → let → boost
The Prime Minister’s Commons statement comes a day after he told a podcast interview it was “clear” that Russia had interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. asserted
Russia → come → referendum
He told The Rest Is Politics podcast that the UK and its allies had been “too much on the back foot” when confronting Russian interference and “haven’t informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas”. asserted
people → tell → process
He said: “I’m not going to get into the specifics of Russia’s actions against the UK, but what is clear is that Russia is attempting to interfere in democratic processes, not just in the UK but across Europe.” asserted
Russia → say → Europe
Mr Doughty added that Russia was spending £1.5 billion on disinformation this year and called for a “whole of society effort” to respond to the threat Moscow poses to British democracy. asserted
Moscow → add → democracy
Asked whether interference could have changed the result of the 2016 referendum, he said: “The result is the result, and I think the Prime Minister has been very clear that he’s talking about attempts to interfere. uncertain
he → ask → attempts
“The security minister has spoken about this before. asserted
minister → speak → this
I’m confident that both the British people and the British state are able to respond to and defend against these types of threats, but we need to be very honest that those threats exist.” asserted
threats → ’m → threats
Later, Mr Doughty told LBC he did not think Russia’s attempts to interfere in the referendum had been successful. asserted
attempts → tell → referendum
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