{"id":30803,"date":"2026-09-30T18:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30803"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:08:41","slug":"uk-pm-burnham-says-may-rejoin-eu-if-pros-outweigh-cons-france-spain-say-welcome-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30803","title":{"rendered":"UK PM Burnham says may rejoin EU if &#8216;pros outweigh cons&#8217;; France, Spain say &#8216;welcome back&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134599970,imgsize-58646,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/british-prime-minister-andy-burnham-reacts-on-stage-at-the-labour-partys-annual-conference-in-liverpool-britain-september-29-2026.jpg\" alt=\"UK PM Burnham says may rejoin EU if 'pros outweigh cons'; France, Spain say 'welcome back'\" title=\"Burnham had backed remaining in the EU during the 2016 referendum (Photo: Reuters).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Burnham had backed remaining in the EU during the 2016 referendum (Photo: Reuters).\">Burnham had backed remaining in the EU during the 2016 referendum (Photo: Reuters).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday that the UK could rejoin the European Union as one of the options after considering \u201cpros and cons\u201d of its possible relationships with the organisation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Burnham had backed remaining in the EU during the 2016 referendum.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>On Tuesday, Burnham spoke at the Labour Party&#8217;s annual conference and said the country should once more look at its options for &#8220;Britain&#8217;s long-term relationship with our European partners&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He argued that Brexit had not delivered the &#8220;taking back control&#8221; promised by its supporters, and had instead left the country weaker, particularly on the economy and in handling high levels of immigration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>An EU-UK summit, originally scheduled for July 22, was postponed after Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister. It could now take place in November, although any formal move would have to wait until the next election, which is due by mid-2029. Burnham has said he will keep to the pledges Starmer&#8217;s government made at the 2024 election, which included a promise to &#8220;stay outside of the EU&#8221; and no return to the single market, the customs union or freedom of movement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>However, the question remains whether the EU would be willing to offer Britain re-entry on terms Burnham might favour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>According to Reuters, Polls show that most Britons would back joining the EU, but that support often fades once requirements such as contributing to budgets and adopting the euro are taken into account.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>European allies welcome remarks<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>European leaders, meanwhile, have responded positively to Burnham&#8217;s remarks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>At a joint news conference in Madrid with Spain&#8217;s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said a British decision to rejoin the EU would be &#8220;excellent news&#8221; and &#8220;a good decision&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Sanchez said Spain would welcome Britain back into the EU &#8220;with open arms&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016, ending more than four decades of membership and setting off years of political upheaval, as successive governments grappled with the economic and diplomatic consequences of the vote.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/uk\/uk-pm-burnham-says-may-rejoin-eu-if-pros-outweigh-cons-france-spain-say-welcome-back\/articleshow\/134599792.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burnham had backed remaining in the EU during the 2016 referendum (Photo: Reuters). 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