Brexit’s back – but are British voters ready to contemplate a reversal?
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Key context: <p>As Andy Burnham talks up closer alignment with the EU and a poll suggests half in UK would rejoin, the B-word is back on the agenda</p><p>In February 2016, days after David Cameron announced the UK would hold a referendum on leaving the EU, he told workers in Slough not to imagine they could change their minds a few years down the line if they did not like how things panned out. Voting to stay in or leave was a once in a generation thing, <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/uk-s-brexit-vote-a-once-in-a-generation-decision-1.2545827">he said</a>. “This is a decision that lasts for life.”</p><p>Well times change, as the last prime minister but five <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16200485/David-Cameron-swim-weekend-60th-birthday.html">could testify</a>. A decade after Britain told Brussels where to go, Brexit is back on the political agenda. After years in which many politicians avoided any mention of the B-word, Andy Burnham broke the omertà in his <a href="https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/andy-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2026/">party conference speech</a> last month, saying he would look again at Britain’s relationship with Europe.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/17/brexit-back-british-voters-ready-contemplate-reversal">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
As Andy Burnham talks up closer alignment with the EU and a poll suggests half in UK would rejoin, the B-word is back on the agendaIn February 2016, days after David Cameron announced the UK would hold a referendum on leaving the EU, he told workers in Slough not to imagine they could change their minds a few years down the line if they did not like how things panned out. Voting to stay in or leave was a once in a generation thing, he said. “This is a decision that lasts for life.”Well times change, as the last prime minister but five could testify. A decade after Britain told Brussels where to go, Brexit is back on the political agenda. After years in which many politicians avoided any mention of the B-word, Andy Burnham broke the omertà in his party conference speech last month, saying he would look again at Britain’s relationship with Europe. Continue reading...
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