Taking Britain back into the EU single market would win Andy Burnham the next general election and help him achieve a legacy to rival Tony Blair’s, a former Tory minister turned Labour adviser has claimed.
Nick Boles, who served as a minister in David Cameron’s government before quitting the Conservatives in 2019 over the party’s Brexit stance, has urged the new prime minister to seize the opportunity created by “pretty scary” world events since 2016 to strike a deal with European Union leaders that would protect the continent and offer the UK a much-needed economic boost.
