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Burnham Says He Wants UK To Rejoin EU In His Lifetime. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would like Britain to rejoin the European Union within his lifetime, while insisting the public would decide the country's future relationship with the bloc. Burnham ruled out rejoining during the current Parliament and said he would continue to respect Labour's existing Brexit red lines. The prime minister argued that Brexit had weakened the UK economy and had not "played out as people said it would at the time”. He also argued that Britain now had weaker immigration controls, linking the small boats crisis partly to difficulties returning people to Europe. Burnham said the UK's current relationship with the EU was not "good enough" and promised to lead a discussion about securing better arrangements. He has previously said Britain could ultimately go "all the way" and rejoin the EU, but has stressed that the British public would determine any future change. Burnham also ruled out an early general election, saying there would be no election "any time soon" amid speculation about seeking his own mandate. His comments come ahead of a November 20 UK-EU summit in Brussels, where he is expected to discuss closer relations with European leaders.
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