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Politics · 3 hours ago

Burnham's Cabinet Split Almost Evenly Over Rejoining the EU

Burnham's Cabinet Split Almost Evenly Over Rejoining the EU

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Andy Burnham's Cabinet is split almost down the middle over whether Britain should rejoin the European Union, with around 15 of 28 ministers said to back a return and 13 opposed or undecided. Ministers are also sharply divided over whether a fresh referendum would be needed first. The Prime Minister hopes to sign a Brexit reset deal at a UK-EU summit in Brussels next month.

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