Brexit deal is not good enough for British public, says Andy Burnham
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Key context: <p>EU exit has damaged economy and failed to bring promised benefits, says PM, but he rules out big pre-election changes</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/26/andy-burnham-labour-brexit-eu-homelessness-immigration-budget-rosebank-reform-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/26/serbia-vucic-elections-students-bulgaria-france-urkaine-russia-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p><p></p></li></ul><p>Brexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament.</p><p>The prime minister said Britain had ended up with a “harder Brexit than was proposed in the referendum campaign” and it had not helped to control the small boats crisis. Backing the home secretary’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/22/energy-secretary-appears-to-u-turn-on-opposition-to-tougher-migration-rules">tougher immigration rules</a>, he said Brexit had weakened the UK’s ability to control its borders as it could no longer send people back to Europe.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/26/brexit-deal-not-good-enough-andy-burnham">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
EU exit has damaged economy and failed to bring promised benefits, says PM, but he rules out big pre-election changesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesBrexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament.The prime minister said Britain had ended up with a “harder Brexit than was proposed in the referendum campaign” and it had not helped to control the small boats crisis. Backing the home secretary’s tougher immigration rules, he said Brexit had weakened the UK’s ability to control its borders as it could no longer send people back to Europe. Continue reading...
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