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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says

Andy Burnham meets European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
Andy Burnham met the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, last month. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Repairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for Andy Burnham as he reconsiders Labour’s red lines on EU membership, the head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has said.

Shevaun Haviland, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said she welcomed the prime minister reopening the Brexit battle lines despite the uncertainty it could create, arguing that the UK’s current trading relationship with the EU was bad for business.

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