Andy Burnham says "status quo is not good enough" in push for closer EU ties

Andy Burnham attended a Dublin gathering of European leaders on Thursday and met French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of an EU-UK summit next Friday. According to the report, Burnham wants that meeting to open a wider discussion about Britain’s future relationship with Brussels, and he has said he will later give voters choices; the comment came during his push for closer cooperation with the EU. Nigel Farage accused him of betraying people who backed leaving the EU, while Conservative MP Priti Patel said revisiting the issue could harm the economy and taxpayers. A House of Lords committee warned that adopting more EU rules could raise costs, and the report says Labour is divided over the strategy. Burnham has previously said he hopes the UK rejoins the EU in his lifetime.