I support Andy Burnhams policies to reindustrialise the UK and to create the NCS (National Care Service). But Labours "Hope Again" should not have to involve having to say "Nope Again" to the EU!
@Perky_43 Im so sorry for your loss. Theses fireworks are getting out of hand, always getting bigger and louder! Gone have the days where ordinary garden fireworks were normal for families. Larger fireworks were always for planned displays only.
The rejoin cultists must be crying buckets into their blue berets today.
Andy Burnham has ruled out any alignment with the EU on both Financial Services and on AI - and in doing so has effectively ruled out rejoining the EU, and the Single Market.
So much for their rejoin PM.
A video has emerged showing Pete Hegseth taking photos in front of the tomb of an unknown soldier with his wife, Jennifer, and others.
When one member of the group was heard laughing, a soldier reprimanded the group.
Two honour guards faint during meeting between Macron and Slovak president
One of the guards staggered, dropped his sword and collapsed on the steps. Macron and several people nearby rushed to help him.
The soldier was quickly carried away from the scene. Shortly afterwards, a second guard also became unwell, but that moment was not captured on video.
This is exactly why i cant understand why @andyburnham has this idea of rejoining the EU. If he wants the UK to develop we need to stay out of the EU. All the EU will do is prevent us from developing both technologically and finanacially.
Exclusive by @JacobReid02
Andy Burnham won’t accept EU rules on artificial intelligence as a condition of closer ties, raising new questions about how far he is willing to go in his rethink of Brexit
“We have no plans to align with the EU AI Act,” a UK government spokesperson said. “Our approach to AI regulation will continue to be guided by UK priorities, with a focus on keeping people safe and supporting economic growth.”
This comes in addition to Burnham rejecting dynamic alignment with the EU on financial services, which Bloomberg reported earlier this week
AI is helping Britain outpace its European neighbours on GDP growth, while the EU has moved quicker than the UK to pass sweeping AI rules, a new area of post-Brexit divergence
The EU’s approach to AI is opposed by the US. A UK official said Britain risks US retaliation if it adopts EU rules. Trump might block access for Britain’s AI Security Institute to test models from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, said the official
Burnham choosing to insist on UK sovereignty on financial services and AI regulation means it is very hard to see how he could support joining the single market and becoming a rule-taker. That appears to close off some options for his big move closer to the EU
https://t.co/WmsThCDPxr
Former prime minister David Cameron has urged Andy Burnham not to trigger a “decade-long debate” about whether to rejoin the European Union.
https://t.co/NITC2N3B6d
Ahead of the EU/UK summit the Chancellor has warned that any deal must deliver benefits that outweigh costs.
The Chancellor has said the UK will not rejoin the EU in his lifetime.
During a cost of living criss we cannot send billions to Brussels.
https://t.co/6DglUNYPiZ
Farage suggests he expects damning verdict on £5m ‘gift’ from parliament’s sleaze watchdog.
Could lead to a 10 day suspension from the House of Commons, petition for a by-election.
Reform UK is mostly funded by billionaires not living in the UK.
https://t.co/WT0b7SgePm
Andy Burnham is playing with fire in reopening the EU membership debate given his only democratic mandate comes from the people of Makerfield, to whom he pledged not to overturn Brexit.
It is these kind of shenanigans that drive such deep cynicism towards our politicians and democracy. Now we’re trapped in a horrible, repetitive debate whether we like it or not. No wonder his Cabinet colleagues are questioning his strategy. @TalkTV