Andy Burnham's push for closer EU ties causes political divisions

Andy Burnham told his Cabinet that the UK ended up with a harder Brexit than people voted for and that the current deal is not working. He is preparing to meet European leaders in Dublin and deliver a foreign policy speech before attending a UK-EU summit in Brussels to sign new agreements on food, energy, and youth mobility. While some officials support his approach and argue that Brexit has been damaging to Britain, others have expressed caution. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned about the costs and consequences of rejoining the EU, while former Prime Minister Lord Cameron cautioned that discussing rejoining could harm ongoing partnership negotiations.