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Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed potential options for the UK’s relationship with the EU on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. He mentioned rejoining the EU as one of several possibilities and emphasized his intention to seek national consensus on a long-term approach. When questioned about specific scenarios, Burnham noted that maintaining the current status quo is also an option under consideration.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Andy Burnham, the new Labour Party leader and Prime Minister of Britain, has indicated that rejoining the European Union (EU) could be an option for the UK. During his first Labour conference speech as PM on Tuesday, Burnham stated that Brexit had caused "more harm than good" and promised to outline options around a November summit with the EU.

Burnham told both the BBC and ITV News that while he would not jump immediately towards any single decision like holding a referendum or fighting the next election on a promise to rejoin, public opinion could influence his party's stance. He emphasized considering "what is doable" and evaluating the pros and cons of each potential option.

However, some within Labour disagree with Burnham’s approach; Michael Marra, leader of Scottish Labour, warned that rejoining the EU is “unrealistic.” Despite this internal division, European leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron have welcomed the possibility, suggesting it could be "excellent news."

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Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme after delivering his first Labour conference speech as PM on Tuesday, Burnham said he would try to "find consensus" in the country on one option to clarify the UK's long-term position.

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🔮 Burnham says UK could go 'all the way' towards rejoining EU Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that rejoining the EU is among options the government could look at.

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Burnham says UK could go 'all the way' towards rejoining EU Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that rejoining the EU is among options the government could look at. uncertain

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Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme after delivering his first Labour conference speech as PM on Tuesday, Burnham said he would try to "find consensus" in the country on one option to clarify the UK's long-term position. asserted

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"There are clearly options that need to be considered, and we have to look at what is doable and what would be the pros and cons of each," he added. asserted

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Asked what the options might look like, Burnham said "we could stay as we are, that's definitely an option, if people think this is the right place to stay." uncertain

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