Andy Burnham has faced a mixed reaction from Independent readers after committing to stick to Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit red lines, days after signalling he wanted to be “bolder” in forging closer ties with Europe.
Downing Street confirmed on Monday that the UK will not seek to rejoin the EU, the single market, the customs union or free movement – disappointing many who had hoped Britain’s new prime minister might chart a different course.
