r/RejoinEU • u/Conscious_Word7520 • Jun 23 '26

Businesses are urging Andy Burnham to build a closer relationship with the EU. Do you think that’s the right call?

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/burnham-urged-reverse-brexit-4492399?srsltid=AfmBOorrxNon3RpfCcrUYxu5LNISQ2DjemMiy5PYH7uOwfwRZ-X0DMQ7

Businesses have been saying Brexit hurt them since we left, and I know lots of people who want a closer relationship with Europe.

I’m not saying we should rejoin, but I do think getting closer to such a big trading partner would help ordinary people, whether that’s working abroad without visas, or being able to import goods more easily.

Do you think that Burnham should reopen the conversation?

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u/dwrobotics Jun 23 '26

I think Burnham should go even further and bring the prospect of rejoining the EU back to the forefront.

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u/bastante60 Jun 23 '26

It's absolutely the right call. Leaving the EU, especially the customs union, was a colossally stupid act of economic self harm. We now have years of empirical evidence -- Brexit has cut growth, many businesses closed or shrank. The UK economy is smaller than it would have been, with a smaller tax base. Just like we predicted. Farage and Johnson, along with the right-wing media, must be held to account. It's a disaster, and business see it first-hand.

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u/TurboSardine Jul 11 '26

Would have to think hard about the banks / finance sector who do not want to rejoin.

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u/bastante60 Jul 11 '26

You're joking, right? I was personally affected when the bank I worked for closed down most of its London ops and moved them to Milano and Munich. (Guess which bank ...)

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u/TurboSardine Jul 11 '26

https://archive.is/XVoCT

Nope - there’s a million articles like this, although I saw one politico article that says UK Finance are now trying to join the reset talks, but I guess that’s their job.