Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to tell Parliament that rejecting closer ties with the European Union would represent a failure of duty, according to the BBC. Burnham is expected to argue that a new deal with the EU could address illegal immigration and support economic growth when addressing the Commons. The remarks come as the government considers its approach to UK-EU relations following years of tension since Britain's departure from the bloc.
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Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say
Key facts
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to tell Parliament that rejecting closer ties with the European Union would represent a failure of duty, according to the BBC.
- Burnham is expected to argue that a new deal with the EU could address illegal immigration and support economic growth when addressing the Commons.
- The remarks come as the government considers its approach to UK-EU relations following years of tension since Britain's departure from the bloc.
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