# No 10 gathers evidence on support for the UK rejoining the EU

https://mins.news/en/item/80827

- The Guardian, 2026-09-30 18:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/no-10-gathering-evidence-public-support-rejoining-eu-reversing-brexit

> Senior Downing Street officials are consulting thinktanks and pollsters to assess public backing for the UK rejoining the EU. Andy Burnham has said re-entry should be among the options for Britain’s long-term relationship with Europe, while some government figures fear such a pledge could revive Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

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