Burnham’s surprise EU-turn could deliver the Tories from a generational mess | Gaby Hinsliff
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through it There’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it. Last week, the actor Richard E Grant became the first contestant on The Traitors – a show whose only unbreakable rule is never to let anyone know you’re the murderer – to…
Andy Burnham, a Labour politician, has made a surprising decision to back Brexit, a move that could potentially benefit the Conservative Party after years of Labour politicians hiding their true feelings about the issue. The strategy, which Burnham announced in Liverpool, suggests that leaving the European Union has proven ineffective and that Britain should explore alternative options.
While some of his own cabinet members were caught off guard by this unexpected shift, it appears that Burnham's unconventional approach might be catching some of his opponents off guard as well.
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