UK: Burnham Not Advocating For Rejoining EU, Streeting Calls Brexit 'Catastrophic Mistake'
Does Labour need to bite the bullet and call for EU repentance or is this yet another example of Brexit betrayal?
Above: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham in Warrington, England on May 16. Image credit: Gary Oakley/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
Brexit was sold on promises that never materialized: immigration got worse, the economy took a serious hit and everyday Britons are measurably worse off. Polling shows most Britons now want to rejoin the EU, and the geopolitical landscape has shifted dramatically since 2016. Labour must be bold in calling for an EU return before it is too late.
Right narrative
Decades of sneering at working-class voters, pushing globalism and open borders and fighting Brexit's democratic mandate have left Labour completely disconnected from the people it was built to represent. Whether it be through subtle realignment or an open betrayal of the referendum result, no Labour leader will ever put Britain first whilst still obsessed with European fanaticism.
