Burnham has made rejoining the EU a dividing line. The can of worms has been cracked open…
Various rejoin-supporting organisations have commissioned polls showing nominal support for the move. But scratch even slightly beyond the surface and it reverses…
Brits do not support the primary features of rejoining. To begin with, Britain would obviously lose its Thatcher rebate and net contributions would therefore likely sit at around £15 billion annually. Britain would most likely have to sign up to Schengen and full free movement. It would have to sign up irreversibly to joining the Euro at some point. The British public are no fans…
Nor are they fans of handing powers back to Brussels, a principle which they rejected even when the UK had preferential conditions before leaving. Look at the evidence:
Good luck fighting the realities of this one out Andy…
Burnham said in his main conference speech: “For the historic victory he achieved for us, I am here to say: thank you, Keir.”