Andy Burnham will take Britain back into European Union, Neil Kinnock claims – UK politics live

Former Labour leader says he believes the prime minister has an ‘authentic commitment’ to taking the UK back into the EU Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU Andy Burnham is reportedly planning to go to Scotland on Friday. The SNP has invited hi

Former Labour leader says he believes the prime minister has an ‘authentic commitment’ to taking the UK back into the EU Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU Andy Burnham is reportedly planning to go to Scotland on Friday. The SNP has invited him to attend its conference, which is starting in Aberdeen on Thursday. In his own conference speech Burnham made a passionate defence of the union , and the SNP says this means he accepts Scottish independence is the central question in political debate.

The SNP would like to invite Andy Burnham to SNP conference as part of his visit to Scotland … Andy Burnham made Scottish independence the focus of his conference speech with his time in Downing Street fast becoming defined by the UK’s constitutional future - it is the central question on these islands. SNP conference is the perfect and natural place for Andy Burnham to set out the logical extension of his words - an agreed legal process. A number of positive steps have been taken since the July 2024 general election towards strengthening England’s standards system, but progress is at risk of stalling.

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