David Maddox
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Rayner says ‘nothing off the table’ for Burnham to undo harms of Brexit
Andy Burnham admitted he is considering allowing freedom of movement, as pro-EU groups warn Brexit has left a black hole of up to £240bn in economic growth
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Britain would be welcomed back to the EU – with strings attached, says Barnier
‘Brexit was a lose-lose game, and I would like us to somehow build a win-win game,’ said Michel Barnier
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PMQs latest: Burnham proposes removing standing charges from energy bills
Miatta Fahnbulleh has promised greater energy security, but told Britons not to expect cheaper bills this winter
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Video report: Could we see France’s chaotic protests spread to the UK?
France has seen its worst unrest in decades, with thousands arrested and buildings set alight. What began in September as a student protest over school conditions has grown into a nationwide backlash over living costs, drawing at least 800,000 onto the streets. Emmanuel Macron says “we feel anger and shame”, while unrest has spread to Belgium and Italy. So could Britain be next? The Independent political editor David Maddox says the Met Police’s experience of mass protests makes similar scenes unlikely, though violence cannot be ruled out.
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UK must rejoin EU to combat growing threat from Russia and Trump, Burnham warned
IPPR urge Labour leader to ‘stop talking about Brexit’
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UK could rejoin EU ‘within months’ with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, MEP says
German MEP Bernard Lange lay out a potential speedy route for Britain to rejoin the EU
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Andy Burnham will be the man to take Britain back into the EU, Neil Kinnock says
Former Labour leader says it’s ‘obvious’ the prime minister is hoping to rejoin the bloc
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Andy Burnham says Russia interfered in Brexit vote
Prime minister has left the door open to the UK rejoining the EU
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Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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UK could get fast-track entry back into EU, new report says
Negotiations could be completed in less time than it took for the UK to agree its trade deal with India, experts say
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Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit vote
Prime minister has left the door open to the UK rejoining the EU
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Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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UK welcome to rejoin EU ‘anytime’, French minister says as Burnham visits Berlin
The prime minister’s trip comes amid an intelligence scandal that has rocked Germany
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Boost for Burnham as poll shows half of UK supports rejoining EU
The prime minister said Brexit has done ‘more harm than good’ and promised to set out the options to the country around the time of a UK-EU summit
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Burnham’s top cabinet ministers divided over rejoining EU
Foreign secretary Ed Miliband and home secretary Shabana Mahmood are understood to be on opposing sides of the debate over whether or not the UK should reverse Brexit
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France and Spain urge Britain to rejoin the EU
Britain would be welcomed back into the EU ‘with open arms’, Spain’s prime minister says
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Current EU settlement ‘not working’, cabinet minister admits
The PM admitted ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’ in his major speech on Tuesday
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Triple lock scrapped in Andy Burnham’s landmark speech – live updates
The PM said he was giving Britain ‘honesty, ideas and a clear direction for the country we all love’ as he unveiled a swathe of announcements
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Burnham speech live: PM to address Labour conference amid row over triple lock
PM expected to lay out plans for national care service and bid to bring energy bills down in speech in Liverpool
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Labour conference: Cutting benefits is ‘moral duty’ says Healey
The chancellor told delegates at Labour conference that there is ‘nothing progressive’ about a ballooning welfare bill
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UK’s future lies in deeper partnership with EU, Miliband says
The foreign secretary said Europe is ‘not just our geography but so much more’
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Burnham should call snap election on reversing Brexit, former adviser says
Ben Judah believes Labour could win a Boris Johnson-style majority with pledge to rejoin the European Union, despite Andy Burnham appearing to rule out going to the polls early
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Burnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis - but rules out early general election
Burnham lamented a ‘loss of collaboration with neighbours’ following Brexit but has ‘knocked dead’ the idea of an early election before 2029