{"success":true,"data":{"id":"c3b22b06-e944-4155-b7ab-491340a7e7c8","title":"Why Brexit is back on the table under Burnham","summary":"US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMoney TravelTravel PremiumPremium ClimateClimate More More Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site t...","content":"US Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\n*   Climate[Climate](https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\nANALYSIS\n\n# Why Brexit is back on the table under Burnham\n\n## Political editor [David Maddox](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/david-maddox) looks at the implication of European affairs minister Hamish Falconer suggesting rejoin could be part of a future Labour manifesto\n\nMonday 27 July 2026 11:56 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n*   Bookmark  \n*   [Comments](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-andy-burnham-hamish-falconer-b3022158.html#comments-area)Go to comments  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nPowered By\n\n10 Sec\n\n579\n\n0\n\nLabour minister refuses to rule out manifesto pledge to rejoin EU\n\nNext video in\n\nNext\n\nKEEP WATCHING\n\n### Your support helps us to tell the story\n\nFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. 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We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.\n\n**Your support makes all the difference.**\n\n[Andy Burnham](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnham-welfare-bill-benefits-conditional-b3021822.html \"Andy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits as he vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare bill\")’s new European affairs minister [Hamish Falconer](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-andy-burnham-uk-rejoin-eu-labour-manifesto-b3022127.html \"Burnham could pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, minister says\") had the look of someone who has been asked to talk at a polite dinner about religion, death or some other equally taboo subject when he was asked about Brexit by _Sky News_ on Monday morning.\n\nBut for all his awkwardness on the subject, the man who the prime minister has asked to negotiate with the [European Union (EU)](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-uk-tariffs-60-countries-b3020711.html \"EU gets boost from new wave of Trump tariffs while Brexit Britain misses out\")over a reset could not help but confirm what we all suspected to be true – [Mr Burnham](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/burnham-early-snap-general-election-b3022142.html \"Andy Burnham responds to speculation he could call snap general election\") does not think Keir Starmer’s reset was good enough.\n\nWhat is more, he has left the door open to the UK rejoining the EU at a future point – something Sir Keir’s government had tried to close firmly shut.\n\nFor all his kind words about the work of his predecessor [Nick Thomas-Symonds](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-andy-burnham-hamish-falconer-miliband-b3018743.html \"Andy Burnham’s cabinet changes open door to rethink on Brexit\")– who was handed a very tight brief to negotiate a reset on with near impossible red lines – Mr Falconer has already indicated, just days into the job, that he wants to do much more.\n\nopen image in gallery\n\nHamish Falconer is in charge of the Brexit reset(Getty)\n\nWhile listing the areas on importing food and drink, border controls, electricity cooperation and more, Mr Falconer admitted that “this is a changed world” and “I want to do more”.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-andy-burnham-hamish-falconer-b3022158.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-andy-burnham-hamish-falconer-b3022158.html","author":"David Maddox","author_name":"David Maddox","published_at":"2026-07-27T10:56:36.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-27T10:56:36.000Z","image_url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/07/27/08/2286347013..","category":"politics","topic":"politics","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":3,"word_count":586,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}