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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dan Haygarth,Athena Stavrou and Karl Matchett

What rejoining the EU single market would mean for the UK economy

Andy Burnham has been told that taking Britain back into the EU single market would secure him a general election victory and give him a legacy akin to Tony Blair’s - but would it provide an economic boost the country so dearly needs?

Nick Boles, who served as a minister in David Cameron’s government before quitting the Conservatives in 2019 over the party’s Brexit stance and is now a Labour adviser, has urged the new prime minister to strike a deal with European Union leaders that would protect the continent and boost the UK’s economy.

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