UK has lost more than we gained in the decade since Brexit says Andy Burnham as he prepares to meet EU leaders

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Defending his push for closer ties with Brussels, the Prime Minister said a new deal he hopes to secure next week will 'get food prices down'.

Published: 15:06 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 16:10 GMT, 14 November 2026

Andy Burnham claimed today that Britain has ‘lost more than we gained’ in the decade since the Brexit referendum – as he pressed ahead with his push for closer ties with Brussels.

Ahead of meeting European leaders at a UK-EU summit next week, the Prime Minister said a new deal he hopes to secure will ‘get food prices down’ and put more money in the pockets of British exporters.

Mr Burnham is expected to sign new agreements on food, emissions trading and youth mobility – arguing that he could strike a ‘win-win’ deal that could increase GDP by 0.4 per cent. He has said he will then ‘explore options’ for a different long-term relationship with the trading bloc.

But critics say the ‘reset’ could cost the UK £750million a week in membership fees and force us to adopt a new EU regulation every 12 hours.

Speaking at Welsh Labour conference today, the PM said: ‘We need to be willing to take difficult decisions to get the cost of living down.

‘It’s why, in a few days’ time, I will head to the next UK-EU summit and I will be working hard as we move towards it to get to a new deal on food and farming between the UK and the EU.

‘I want to remove some of the red tape that food exporters here face when they are seeking to send their product support abroad, but more than anything I’m trying to get prices down, food prices down, and if we get the right deal, that is what we will do, as well as reduce costs for businesses, and overall get more growth into the UK economy, up to 0.4 per cent on GDP.’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking during the Welsh Labour conference today

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