In the Sunday Telegraph, which went out on Sunday – i.e. three days ago – Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was stressing that if the UK rejoined the EU Customs Union “then you’re going to lose out on all those opportunities around the rest of the world that we’ve got.” Correct…
“You’re not going to get much more benefit than what we’re already going to get from the agreement that we have struck and are negotiating the details of, and then you’re going to lose out on all those opportunities around the rest of the world that we’ve got.”
He added Britain must not reopen the debate about EU membership and risk a return to the “paralysis” of the Brexit years. Despite the spasmodic lurch of the Burnham government towards breaking the manifesto red lines – the policy has no benefits…
Burnham said in his main conference speech: “For the historic victory he achieved for us, I am here to say: thank you, Keir.”