Rejoining the EU Among Options for UK, Burnham Tells BBC

Andy Burnham has told the BBC that rejoining the European Union is among the options he believes the UK should consider, as he pushes for a wider review of Britain's post-Brexit relationship with Brussels.

Burnham said the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good," a characterisation that puts him among the more outspoken senior Labour figures on the issue of Britain's relationship with the EU.

Options on the table

By naming a potential return to EU membership as one possible option, rather than ruling it out, Burnham's comments go further than the UK government's official stance, which has so far ruled out rejoining the bloc. It remains unclear whether his remarks reflect a shift in thinking more broadly within the Labour Party or represent his own personal position.

The BBC report did not specify a timeline for when any formal review process might begin, or what other options besides rejoining the EU might be considered as part of it.

Burnham's intervention comes amid continuing debate in UK politics over the practical and economic consequences of Brexit, nearly a decade after the 2016 referendum, with polling in recent years showing shifting public attitudes toward the departure from the EU.