Politics
Burnham closes Labour conference vowing to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU
October 1, 2026 at 03:01 PM · Updated 15d ago
Coverage
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 5 hours
TGThe Guardian
Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage
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TGThe Guardian
Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
مواجهة الانفصال.. هل هذه هي لحظة رحيل بريطانيا القديمة؟
(opens the publisher’s site)Labour has closed its annual conference with new leader Andy Burnham pledging to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU.
- Labour concluded its annual conference this week under new leader Andy Burnham, rallying under the slogan "Hope Again."
- Burnham pledged to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU, saying "Brexit has done more harm than good."
- Mayor Sadiq Khan said he will press the government at November's UK-EU summit for Britain's return to the customs union and single market this parliament.
- Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland issued a joint statement demanding the government rejoin the EU.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called Burnham's EU comments the 'biggest boost in my career' at a Doncaster rally.
- Farage said the EU-friendly language could galvanize Reform supporters in 'red wall' areas and announced his party's election campaign.