Politics · 9 August 2026
Andy Burnham handed a plan trading Britain's nuclear umbrella for EU market access
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The blueprint suggests building a European Confederation where Britain spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military to protect non-Nato allies. Nick Boles, a former Tory MP who advised the current government, designed the pitch to win over Brussels without accepting freedom of movement. Top security officials are reviewing the draft before UK and EU leaders meet at an October summit to discuss closer ties.
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