Sir Tony Blair has told Andy Burnham that Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within the next 10 years, as he called for a “new approach” to post-Brexit ties.
The former prime minister urged Mr Burnham to demand a “structured relationship” with the bloc and abandon Sir Keir Starmer’s piecemeal approach to Britain’s ties with the EU, which he described as “inching towards” Europe as a result of public opinion.