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Andy Burnham is now on an early election countdown… thanks to Rachel Reeves
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In Short: Burnham's call for closer EU ties is a significant shift from Labour's previous stance, which Reeves helped draw up, promising to stay outside the EU.
Reeves' comments, published in the Sunday Times, come ahead of a leaders' summit where she hopes to see confirmation of a youth mobility scheme she has been advocating.
Burnham, who is now the frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader, called for closer links with the EU at the Labour Party's conference in September.
Burnham's return to Parliament after nearly a decade as mayor of Greater Manchester was met with loud cheers from Labour lawmakers.
Burnham's supporters, including Wes Streeting, have backed him as the best candidate to defeat the anti-immigrant Reform Party in the next election.
Burnham's swearing-in as a lawmaker in Parliament marks a significant step in his potential path to becoming the UK's next prime minister.
The shift in Labour's stance on EU ties could potentially alter the political landscape and influence voter sentiment in the upcoming election.
What's confirmed
- Reeves' comments, published in the Sunday Times, come ahead of a leaders' summit where she hopes to see confirmation of a youth mobility scheme she has been advocating.
- Burnham, who is now the frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader, called for closer links with the EU at the Labour Party's conference in September.
- Burnham's return to Parliament after nearly a decade as mayor of Greater Manchester was met with loud cheers from Labour lawmakers.
- Burnham's supporters, including Wes Streeting, have backed him as the best candidate to defeat the anti-immigrant Reform Party in the next election.
- Burnham's swearing-in as a lawmaker in Parliament marks a significant step in his potential path to becoming the UK's next prime minister.
- The shift in Labour's stance on EU ties could potentially alter the political landscape and influence voter sentiment in the upcoming election.
What's still developing
- At the last election, Labour’s manifesto — which Reeves helped to draw up — said a Labour government would stay outside the EU.
- Reeves’ intervention comes ahead of a leaders’ summit later this month where she said “at a minimum” she hoped to see confirmation of a youth mobility scheme she has been pushing for.
- Former British chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated that the U.K.’s future should be in the European Union, arguing Brexit has been bad for Britain.
- Burnham is saying that he wants to conversation to be a very different and far bolder one when he goes to the country.
- This is quite some “terms and conditions apply” addendum.
- And enticing others to give their views is also handy for Burnham, who wants to wash away the “red lines” signed up to by Starmer.
- Today, he received a useful fillip from the out-gone chancellor Rachel Reeves, who writes in the Sunday Times that she believes Britain’s future should lie in the EU and that Brexit has left us “poorer, weaker and less secure”.
- As Reeves is suggesting, some of this appetite for punishment might well lessen Britain were on a path to rejoining.
- A wait-and see-budget and major welfare reforms also suggest that Burnham is edging his way towards an early election.
- On the EU however, this is also Burnham’s way of testing the waters to see how his pro-European views go down and where he can build coalitions or interest – and how his opponents will respond.
- Andy Burnham’s propensity to shoot from the lip is now a firm part of his political identity.
- Earlier Monday, Wes Streeting, another prominent Labour politician with ambitions for the top job, said he would back Burnham.