UK on brink of EU deal to bring down price of weekly shop after Brexit disaster, says Andy Burnham

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EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham says he expects an agreement with European leaders on Friday to help ease the cost of living crisis for millions of Brits as he vowed to apply the 'Makerfield test' to his decisions

Andy Burnham says the UK is on the brink of a deal with the EU that will drive down the cost of a weekly shop.

Writing for The Mirror, the Prime Minister said an agreement to tackle broken Brexit promises at a crucial summit on Friday will help ease the cost of living crisis. He will meet European leaders hoping to hammer out new deals and get the UK back on a "positive path". In a defiant message to his critics, Mr Burnham wrote: "Any deal I seek to agree in Brussels must first pass what I call the Makerfield test: will it make life better for people in the parts of Britain that have felt forgotten?

"On Friday, there is a chance of reaching a deal that helps ease the cost-of-living crisis." And he continued: "I am putting Britain back on a positive path and working to get our economy growing. This Friday I can take the biggest step yet down that path - and I am determined to take it."

Two thirds of voters in the PM's Makerfield constituency in Greater Manchester voted to leave in 2016, but he said they had been let down by Boris Johnson's botched deal. He lashed out at the Tories for vowing to oppose any deals reached on Friday, fuming: "How can they turn their backs on lower food prices when families are struggling so much?"

The UK and EU are set to unveil a groundbreaking agreement lifting post-Brexit checks from food and agriculture exports. This will drive down the price of food, the PM said. And agreements will also protect jobs in the car, steel and aluminum industries, Mr Burnham vowed.

He pointed to comments by M&S Food boss Alex Freudmann, who stated last month: "A deal means fresher food and fuller shelves for our customers, lifting the pressure on the price of the weekly shop. And it means British farmers are able to sell meat, fruit and veg into Europe without the red tape. The sooner this agreement is signed, the better. 20 November is the moment finally to get the deal done.”

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