PM says talking about changing the relationship with the bloc would not be divisive but ‘can start to bring people together’ Andy Burnham’s pledge to reindustrialise Britain is doomed to fail unless it is driven decisively from his new No 10 North outpost in Manchester, a group of more than 90 backbench Labour MPs is warning. Heather Stewart has the story. Andy Burnham has said the budget will set out a “path” to higher defence spending. Continue reading...
I would like to rejoin EU, says Burnham, but ‘British public are the bosses’ – UK politics live
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