Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit. What happens now?

By Benjamin Martill, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh

Andy Burnham’s revelation that he was prepared “to go all the way” in terms of the UK’s relationship with the EU came as a shock to many. While a commitment to rejoining the EU in the next Labour manifesto is far from a given – and the prime minister’s language was non-committal – the statement broke a taboo in the party.

The idea of “reversing Brexit” seems to be in genuine contention, with Burnham’s advisors assessing…

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