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“Andy Burnham has vowed to seize a Brexit 'reset' deal 'with both hands' - as he prepares to funnel taxpayers' cash to poorer EU states as the price of an agreement.”

“'The biggest prize we are pushing for right now is access to Made in Europe, so there is a deal to be done there.' Mr Burnham wants to lock in deals on food and drink, emissions trading and a youth mobility scheme at the November 20 summit in Brussels.”

“On Sunday the former chancellor Rachel Reeves praised the prime minister, Andy Burnham, for a willingness to think boldly about the UK’s relationship with Europe – saying she believed Britain’s future was within the EU.”

“A minister snapped 'get a life' over fears Andy Burnham's Brexit deal will lead to a ban on smoky bacon crisis.”

“An agreement to work toward the deal is set to be revealed at an EU-UK summit on Nov 20, they added, speaking anonymously to describe the private negotiations.”

““Here he is unpicking the deal this country signed with the EU a decade after the referendum.”

“- Published Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told MPs he will push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU at a summit next month.”

“Addressing parliament on Monday, Burnham said parts of the trade deal agreed with the EU after the UK voted to leave in 2016 would be renegotiated.”

“Ms Reeves, who was sacked as chancellor by Mr Burnham when he replaced Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, wrote the rallying call in The Times alongside three fellow senior politicians - the former German defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the…”

“In her first significant intervention since leaving Government, the Labour former Cabinet minister told the European Union that “the time to act is now”, with Kyiv confronting a funding blackhole and US President Donald Trump seeking to pressure the embattled…”

“Petersburg expecting to be told negotiations for our Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement were now complete (after five years of negotiations) — only to be told there was now an objection from (if memory serves) the EU Agriculture Commissioner (a…”

“It set the stage for the deepening alliance and launched negotiations for Canada to become the only non-EU to join the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) agreement, a European defence procurement program.”

“Jonathan Reynolds said the focus for British negotiations was the EU summit in November to seal an agreement to ease some trading restrictions and a youth mobility deal.”

“EU leaders will press Andy Burnham at a summit in Brussels to contribute more to Ukraine’s defence effort in 2027.”

“A deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said.”

“In a letter to ministers, Lord Khan said such deals would help move the UK towards the 'destination' of rejoining the EU and boost the economy.”

“Switzerland is not a member of the EU but it struck a deal last year cementing its “frictionless access” to the single market across more than 100 agreements with a new framework deal.”

“Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said any such deal was “news to me,” nonetheless declared he was “ready and we will accept it”.”

“The US president added that Ukraine should “get a new leader who can make a deal”, arguing that Zelensky had passed up opportunities to end the conflict.”

“Upping the ante, he suggested the fate of the artworks was also connected to Burnham’s stated desire for the UK to have closer ties with the EU.”

“She insisted rejoining the EU would not “solve all our problems” and accused Mr Burnham of reigniting the debate over UK membership as a “distraction” after he suggested Labour’s next election manifesto could include an in-out referendum.”

“A tractor carries a clear message - EU No Thanks - at a rally in Reykjavik against reopening Iceland's EU accession negotiations Andy Burnham and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a meeting on the sidelines of the recent UN General…”

“…pens its annual conference beside the River Mersey in Liverpool on Sunday, with Burnham pledging to turn the page on a decade of economic and political turmoil that has made him the U.K.’s seventh prime minister since its 2016 vote to leave the European…”

“Should Burnham fail to complete a food and drink deal that was already on Starmer’s reset agenda, it could have implications for October’s budget, as the economic effects of easing trade with the EU is priced in as part of growth calculations.”