Neil Kinnock has said he believes Andy Burnham has an “authentic commitment” to taking the UK back into the EU, while a standards watchdog warned reform is stalling and big donations may be distorting politics.
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01Summary
- 01Neil Kinnock told la Repubblica he thinks Andy Burnham wants, and will, take the UK back into the EU.
- 02Kinnock said Burnham’s commitment was “authentic” and argued he had always been a committed pro-European.
- 03Burnham had earlier declined to say whether his renegotiation plans would lead to rejoining the EU, telling a Tory MP he was “getting way ahead of himself”.
- 04The Ethics and Integrity Commission said progress on ethical standards in public life is “at risk of stalling” in an open letter to the prime minister.
- 05Doug Chalmers warned that reliance on large donations from a small number of donors can create the risk of “undue influence” on UK politics, with Reform UK’s £72m in cryptocurrency-linked donations noted in the article.
02Why it matters
The comments feed speculation about where Andy Burnham wants to take Labour and whether EU re-entry could become part of its future direction. The standards warning is also relevant because it adds pressure for tighter rules on political funding and public ethics.
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