Is Andy Burnham Preparing to Reverse Brexit?

The PM’s language on Brexit has travelled further in a few months than Labour’s did in 10 years. But the road back to Brussels runs straight through Reform country.

An anti-Brexit supporter outside 10 Downing Street earlier this month. Photo by James Willoughby/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Last year, unburdened by the constraints of office, Andy Burnham gave the most honest account of his position on Brexit. “I want to rejoin. I hope, in my lifetime, I see this country rejoin the European Union.”

There has been softening of that stance since he became prime minister – but as we approach what is being billed as a huge reset in our relationship with the EU those words should not be forgotten.