PM is so desperate for EU ‘reset’ he appears willing to pay almost any price however extortionate, damaging or demeaning
Surrender to EU 5 comments 5 Next IT hardly seemed possible but Andy Burnham is turning out to be an even worse negotiator for this country than Sir Keir Starmer. So desperate is the Prime Minister for a “ reset” with the EU that he appears willing to pay almost any price, however extortionate, damaging or demeaning. Andy Burnham is so desperate for EU ‘reset’ he appears willing to pay almost any price however extortionate, damaging or demeaning Source: AFP Britain voted to leave the sclerotic, small-minded EU… not to become its cash machine Source: EPA Advertisement Virtually every demand the Brussels bullies make, he is ready to capitulate.
And for what in return? The lifting of a few nitpicking checks on British food exports. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. It leaves hard-pressed British taxpayers on the hook for costly new roads and green energy schemes in poorer EU nations, while Burnham signs us up to the bloc’s detrimental trade regulations and our own public services buckle.
He is also expected to fold in the face of pressure to shell out £450million to subsidise tuition fees at UK universities for European students. READ MORE ON ANDY BURNHAM CASH ROW PM refuses to rule out taxpayer cash for Commonwealth nations after apology row POLITICS FIX Wounded Trump could unleash MORE cost of living hell in UK… how will PM react? Of course, it won’t end there. Like a blackmailer smelling weakness, the EU is already back for more.
It now wants the PM to rip up plans to deport foreign criminals back to Europe immediately. So we will pay a king’s ransom to keep thousands of EU murderers, rapists and drug dealers in OUR jails. And when they are eventually released, it will be to prowl OUR streets, endangering ordinary Brits. Advertisement Most read in The Sun FARM TRAGEDY Uncle & nephew horrifically suffocate in pig farm slurry pit after one fell in BLADE ARRESTS Two teens arrested for murder 6 months after dad-of-three stabbed to death MIGRANT BILL Labour's immigration U-turn could leave taxpayers 'facing £5.2bn-a-year bill' 'BACON SURRENDER' Fury as smoky-bacon crisps could be headed for chop in PM's Brexit reset How is that a good — or fair — deal?
Britain voted to leave the sclerotic, small-minded EU. Not to become its cash machine and a repository for its hardened criminals. Got no Plandy ON his first day as Prime Minister, Burnham confidently declared he had “a plan” to reinvigorate the nation. Four long months on, it remains non-existent. While we know our TikTok-obsessed PM’s stance on bar snacks and other banalities, we are clueless on what he will do about the biggest challenges facing Britain.
Advertisement His long-promised “ten-year” blueprint for power was meant to shed some light. Now left-wing bible New Statesman says even that has been downgraded to a humdrum pre-Christmas speech and ANOTHER interminable consultation. Meanwhile, we are drowning in debt, the welfare bill is out of control and ferociously high taxes are crushing prosperity. Last week, the Chancellor had a perfect opportunity to jolt some life into the flatlining economy.
Exasperated M&S boss Stuart Machin hit the nail on the head yesterday when he dismissed the Budget as a “whole lot of nothing”. RECOMMENDED STORIES Burnham is either unable or unwilling to take tough decisions. Insofar as he has a plan, it seems to be tax more, spend more and borrow more. Advertisement As Tory leader Kemi Badenoch argues, Britain cannot afford the cost of three more years of Andy Burnham . 5 comments 5
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