Prime minister says reset could be a deal ‘like the Brexit people thought they were voting for in 2016’
Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”.
The prime minister was meeting fellow leaders at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit next week, where he hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
At the bilateral summit the EU and UK hope to sign deals on food and drink, emissions trading and a youth mobility scheme, but the question of tuition fees for European students remains a stumbling block.
He said: “I believe there is a good deal to be done that could be a win-win for Britain and Europe.
“The deal is not done, and there’ll be some long nights ahead in the next seven days,” Burnham said.
He said the reset would be about whether we can “take a step back to closer working relationships with Europe”.
Burnham added: “We ended up with a far harder Brexit, I think, than people thought they were getting when they went to the polls.”
The EU has said the prized food and drink deal and emissions-trading agreement may not enter into…
