{
  "id": 10880446,
  "title": "Burnham not ruling out going 'all the way' to rejoin EU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/burnham-not-ruling-out-going-all-the-way-to-rejoin-eu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:43:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593445-burnham-brexit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested he may consider rejoining the European Union, acknowledging Brexit has caused a decade of division and harm. In his first speech as Labour Party leader, Mr Burnham said he would explore all options and told the BBC he wanted to clarify Britain's future relationship with Brussels. He stated that the UK \"could stay as we are\" or \"go all the way\" as potential courses of action, but dismissed options like a customs union or single market membership as ruled out by the party. Despite his manifesto ruling out those terms, Burnham has indicated he could recommend going further in future.",
  "summary": "UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has acknowledged he could go \"all the way\" and propose rejoining the European Union as he considers the UK's future relationship with Brussels.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Burnham",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/move-to-rejoin-eu-among-options-for-uk-says-burnham",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:00:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}