# UK PM Burnham reopens divisive debate on rejoining EU

https://mins.news/en/item/80988

- France 24, 2026-09-30 21:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260930-uk-pm-burnham-reopens-divisive-debate-on-rejoining-eu

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham put the possibility of Britain rejoining the EU on the agenda on Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a British prime minister and reviving the divisive Brexit debate. Cambridge European law professor Catherine Barnard said Burnham was signalling that life outside the EU had been difficult and that alternatives were now being considered.

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