# UK PM Burnham reopens divisive debate on rejoining EU

https://mins.news/en/video/80985

- France 24 English, 2026-09-30 20:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UByovizCqO8

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

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