The French finance minister, Roland Lescure, said the UK could rejoin the EU “anytime” after Andy Burnham indicated a major review of Britain’s relationship with the bloc.
Lescure said it was up to the British public whether to return to the EU, telling the BBC that “if they’re willing to come back, they will have to decide”.
“But what I can tell them is: come back, anytime,” he added. Ben Quinn has the full report here.
France’s finance minister Roland Lescure said the UK should rejoin the EU ‘anytime’. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesAs our political correspondent Aletha Adu reported last week, the prime minister opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way” as he prepares to reconsider Labour’s post-Brexit red lines.
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