# Burnham argues Brexit has cost Britain more than it gained

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/andy-burnham-says-uk-has-lost-more-than-we-gained-through-brexit/
- Published: 2026-11-14T15:34:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T15:48:08+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/14/andy-burnham-says-uk-lost-more-than-we-gained-brexit
- Topics: Culture, Europe, Food, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Burnham says Brexit has cost the UK more than it gained.
- He wants closer EU ties to support businesses and lower food prices.
- Proposed summit agreements could add about £17bn to GDP.

## Summary

Andy Burnham said the UK has “lost more than we gained” since Brexit, arguing that the Conservatives left Britain with a harsher break from the EU than voters expected. He said he would seek closer ties with Brussels to reduce costs and support Welsh businesses, while respecting Labour’s manifesto commitments and the referendum result.

At a summit in Brussels on 20 November, Burnham hopes to secure agreements on food and farming, emissions trading and youth mobility; the government estimates these could raise GDP by 0.4%, or about £17bn. He says a food and farming deal could lower food prices and help exporters, including Welsh farmers and shellfish and lamb producers. Labour’s manifesto rules out rejoining the customs union or single market and restoring free movement, while EU figures have said access to its schemes may require payments and acceptance of its rules.

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