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Nina Lloyd

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Burnham tells ministers to avoid backing specific eu options after crunch summit | History Defined

The Prime Minister denied his position had changed since the Makerfield by-election (PA) - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham has ordered his ministers to avoid publicly backing specific options for the UK’s future relationship with the EU as the Government considers how to potentially deepen ties with Brussels.

The Prime Minister sought to clarify his stance on Brexit in a letter to his Cabinet on Wednesday after fuelling questions about the prospect of Britain returning to the bloc or adopting its freedom-of-movement rules.

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