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During an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Burnham expressed his desire to avoid leaving the UK’s future relationship with the EU ambiguous. He emphasized the importance of clarifying Britain’s direction over the coming decade. When questioned about whether he favored the UK rejoining the EU, he responded by saying he wanted to “look at the options” available.
Burnham acknowledged that he had once supported rejoining the EU within his lifetime but was open to other possibilities, noting that it might not be the right time at present. He outlined a range of choices, including maintaining the current status, adopting a customs union as suggested by former Chancellor George Osborne, considering the Liberal Democrats’ proposal about the single market, or fully re-entering the EU. He highlighted the necessity of evaluating what is achievable and weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action.
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, reiterated his party’s firm stance, stating they have presented “concrete plans to boost our economy, strengthen our defences and cut people’s taxes by joining the single market and a customs union.” He urged Burnham to move beyond indecision and start negotiating a better deal for Britain immediately. On the other hand, Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice criticized Burnham, accusing him of attempting to rejoin the EU by stealth. Tice remarked that the real damage had been caused by Labour’s inability to deliver economic growth, manage migration, and that outsourcing responsibilities to Brussels would only add to the betrayal.
In his conference address, Burnham blamed Brexit for the loss of control over immigration and the economy, expressing his dissatisfaction with the current state of the UK-EU relationship. He told his party members that he planned to use an upcoming summit to present “different options” for the long-term UK-European relationship and pledged to find a consensus on the way forward, although he did not specify how progress would be measured. Responding to this speech, Conservative deputy leader Alex Burghart rejected the idea that Brexit was responsible for Labour’s poor economic decisions, accusing them of pulling the country back into the EU “via the back door” through their so-called EU reset
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