The Prime Minister is expected to use a summit in Brussels on Friday to force Britain to accept EU rules on food standards, Net Zero and higher tariffs on Chinese vehicles.
A poll found that an overwhelming majority of Burnham’s Makerfield constituents believed 10 key policy areas should be decided by the Government alone.
Makerfield voted to leave the EU by 65% to 35% at the Brexit referendum a decade ago.
After his by-election victory in June, Burnham pledged to apply a “Makerfield test” once he reached No. 10, saying that if policies did not work for his constituency, they could not work nationally.
However, he used Labour’s annual conference in September to reopen the Brexit debate and will set out a range of options for the future of the UK-EU relationship this month. These will include going “all the way” and rejoining the bloc after the next General Election.
A poll by Survation for Britain Unbound, a campaign group, asked Makerfield voters whether the Government should decide on policy areas alone, work voluntarily with other countries, or be required to follow decisions made by international institutions.
Nearly three-quarters (74%) said that Britain alone should make decisions around food standards – a major component of Burnham’s reset deal – with just 15% supporting any voluntary international agreement....<<<Read More>>>...
