Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Burnham

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : Jukka Salovaara, the EU's ambassador to the UK, said last week: "The doors are open but it's very much up to the UK public to identify and decide on its level of ambition when it comes to deepening cooperation with the EU.
59% : "The Green Party is very clear that we should rejoin the customs union to start reversing the damage, and full membership of the EU remains the best option for the UK."
57% : Sir Keir's departure from office delayed a summer summit with the EU until later this year, at which time Burnham has also said he wants to publish a 10-year plan to transform the UK economy.
53% : Last week, Burnham left the door open to campaigning at the next general election for a mandate to rejoin the EU.
51% : Asked whether he wanted the UK to rejoin the EU, he replied that he wanted to "look at the options".
50% : But his latest comments are the clearest indication yet he could make a decisive break from Labour's 2024 election manifesto, which pledged to "make Brexit work" whilst ruling out rejoining either its customs union or single market.
50% : " Green Party leader Zack Polanski said it was "clear" that Brexit had made the UK economy weaker and life harder for businesses and people.
49% : Andy Burnham has suggested rejoining the EU is among options the government could examine to reshape the UK's long-term relationship with Europe.
47% : The prime minister told the BBC the current Brexit settlement had caused "more harm than good" and he wanted to look at "what is doable" to repair relations.
45% : 'All the way' Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Burnham said he did not want to leave the question of the EU relationship "hanging" and he wanted to be clear on "where we want Britain to go in the next decade".
44% : Predecessor Sir Keir Starmer had instead tried to carve out a more limited reset in relations, including aligning with EU food standards, a youth visa deal and relinking British industry to the EU's carbon trading regime.
44% : Tice said: "He says Brexit has done more harm than good but what's done real harm is a Labour government that can't deliver growth, can't control migration and now wants to outsource the job to Brussels.
42% : In his conference speech on Tuesday, Burnham blamed Brexit for a loss of control over both immigration and the economy, telling delegates he did not believe the current relationship was "good enough".
42% : "Besides, they are already dragging us into the European Union via the back door with their EU reset.
40% : The move could set up a huge dividing line at the next general election, with the Conservatives accusing him of trying to "reopen old wounds by restarting the battles of the Brexit years".
40% : " Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said his party has put forward "concrete plans to boost our economy, strengthen our defences and cut people's taxes by joining the single market and a customs union".
34% : As a candidate in the Makerfield by-election that propelled his return to Parliament, he had promised not to "re-run" Brexit arguments and said he was "not proposing that the UK considers rejoining the EU".

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