Andy Burnham insists closer EU ties will lower cost of living

Andy Burnham insists closer EU ties will lower cost of living The Prime Minister said an upcoming UK-EU summit 'doesn't need to be the end of our ambition' Sign up to the Politics Newsletter I agree to receive updates and information about my account, the GB News Community, and related products and services from GB News. Email address Sign up By signing up you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and Community Rules. Thank you for signing up!

See the latest from GB News here . Choose GB News on Google - add us as a preferred source Choose GB News Support GB News Champion free speech and independent journalism while unlocking exclusive benefits. Support us Andy Burnham has insisted that closer ties with the European Union will lower the cost of living. The Prime Minister has also claimed that a coming summit with the bloc "doesn't need to be the end of our ambition". On November 20, he will meet with representatives of the bloc and is expected to buckle to the EU's demands.

The EU-UK summit will focus on removing post-Brexit red tape on food and farming, and working closely together on emissions trading. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Labour has also announced that the UK will rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme, which would make it easier for European students to study in Britain and vice versa. Several senior Labour MPs and figures fear that closer ties to the EU could put them at risk of losing their seats to Reform UK .

But Mr Burnham has now suggested he will push for a deeper bond with the bloc in the aftermath of the summit. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror ahead of the Brussels gathering, Mr Burnham made a case for forging closer ties with the UK's continental neighbours based on bringing down household costs. Andy Burnham insisted deals made at the UK-EU summit would 'pay off for families across the UK' | PA He said: "It pays to have a good relationship with your neighbours, and the practical deals we are agreeing with Europe will pay off for families across the UK.

"Cutting red tape on food coming in and out of the country will ease pressure on prices at the supermarket, while making life easier for farmers and food producers. "This summit will show what we can achieve when we work together, but it doesn't need to be the end of our ambition. "Working more closely with Europe could drive growth, make our country safer and give us more tools to tackle illegal migration. That's a conversation worth having."

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The UK aligned with the EU on food standards ahead of the crucial summit earlier this week. Britain's food producers will scrap labels reading "not for EU" as a result of a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement . But some products may have to be reformulated to meet EU standards, and others will face new enforcement and regulation. Mr Burnham, who previously admitted to wanting to see Britain in the EU again, has said there was an " honest conversation " to be had around deeper bonds with the EU, and even suggested restoring free movement with the bloc in a move Nigel Farage slammed as a "betrayal".

He has insisted that a range of options would be presented to the public, and ruled out any major changes before an election. However, the Prime Minister faces some difficulties in forging significantly closer ties with the EU. Michel Barnier, Brussels’ former chief Brexit negotiator, warned that Britain will not be able to pick and choose which elements of the European Union’s single market arrangements it wants if it decides to move closer to the bloc.

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