UK: Burnham to Consider Rejoining EU

Did Brexit strip away control and stunt growth or is blaming it an excuse for politicians failing to use its freedoms?

18 hours ago·Updated 6 hours ago

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Above: Andy Burnham at Liverpool Experience Campus on Sept. 28. Image credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

Brexit led to a loss of border control, weaker growth, shrinking trade and fresh red tape for businesses and travelers. Closer ties, up to and including an unlikely return to full membership, would hand the country billions in growth and real influence over the continent it shares. Clinging to red lines drawn in fear of Nigel Farage only locks in the damage.

Sadiq Khan on X The Guardian

Right narrative

Blaming Brexit for today's reality is a convenient excuse for politicians unwilling to use the freedoms independence delivered. Trade deals, smarter regulation and control over borders and budgets are real gains, while the gloomy forecasts rest on liberal establishment models built on guesswork. Reopening the question would tear the country apart again for a bloc that is hardly flourishing itself.

Tom Harwood on X Spiked The Telegraph