British PM Burnham says he wants UK to rejoin EU in his lifetime

Politics · First reported 26 Oct, 10:13 · Updated 22:05

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would like the UK to rejoin the EU during his lifetime but ruled out pursuing membership during the current parliament.

Burnham said he would like the UK to rejoin the EU in his lifetime but would not move ahead of public opinion.
He said he was not proposing rejoining during the current parliament and called for practical steps to improve the existing arrangement.
Burnham said Brexit had weakened the UK economy and its control of immigration; Nigel Farage called rejoining the bloc “utterly moronic.”