Andy Burnham will be the man to take Britain back into the EU, Neil Kinnock says Former Labour leader says it’s ‘obvious’ the prime minister is hoping to rejoin the bloc The Independent UK · Oct 13
MI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact – as it happened He argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effort The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining the EU, poll shows Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister The Independent UK · Oct 10
Burnham and Trump are unlikely bedfellows – but the PM cannot afford for their first meeting to go badly ANALYSIS : Sir Keir Starmer’s relationship with the US president started brightly before rapidly turning sour. Andy Burnham will be hoping he can make a good impression, writes Kate Devlin, who says his ability to stay cool under pressure could prove a vital asset The Independent UK · Sep 21
Burnham must make voting compulsory to prevent ‘distorted’ results, Labour peers say The former Labour leader and mentor to the Prime Minister said the move would help strengthen ‘democracy and citizenship’ in the UK The Independent UK · Sep 19
Make voting compulsory to prevent ‘distorted’ results, Kinnock urges Burnham The former Labour leader and mentor to the Prime Minister said the move would help strengthen ‘democracy and citizenship’ in the UK. Evening Standard · Sep 19
Money in people’s pockets is the key to economic recovery Letter: David Redshaw responds to a letter on the bond markets and economic pressures afflicting the UK The Guardian - UK · Sep 17
UK voters urge Burnham to change post-Brexit relationship with EU New research shows just one in five voters think Brexit has been a success, heaping pressure on the new prime minister to improve Britain’s relationship with Europe The Independent UK · Sep 8
Lord Snape obituary Labour MP dedicated to his West Bromwich East constituency who served as a board member of Stockport County FC The Guardian - UK · Aug 23
Burnham could pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, minister says ‘What we do in our next manifesto will be a question for the Labour Party,’ a government minister said The Independent UK · Jul 27
Turning back the clock to a better yesterday is no plan for a better Britain, Mr Burnham THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Andy Burnham’s first speech as Labour leader was a bold blancmange – a throwback to a half-remembered past, and frustratingly vague on policy. We cannot wait much longer for the detail that he hopes will reshape all our lives The Independent UK · Jul 17
Greater unity with the rest of Europe is patriotic, as Neil Kinnock says THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The former Labour leader makes a powerful case in an exclusive interview with The Independent The Independent UK · Jul 4
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock says UK must rejoin the EU: ‘Do it for the kids’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 4
The Independent UK · Jul 4 Emotional Neil Kinnock wipes away tears as he recalls changing lives through teaching Exclusive: ‘I know I changed lives by saying to men and women, ‘you don’t know how bloody good you are’’
The Independent UK · Jul 4 ‘Cool’ Burnham won’t let Trump get under his skin, Neil Kinnock says Exclusive: Former Labour leader backs Burnham as an international statesman after criticism from John Major – but says late wife Glenys would have fought ‘counterproductive’ aid cuts to pay for defence
The Independent UK · Jul 4 Neil Kinnock: Britain must rejoin the EU – it’s the patriotic thing to do Exclusive: Former Labour leader says incoming prime minister should not be ‘constrained’ by party’s Brexit ‘red lines’ – and says those who ‘love their country’ will want to return to the bloc
The Independent UK · Jul 4 Watch in full: Neil Kinnock urges Andy Burnham to ditch Brexit red lines Lord Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham not to be as constrained as Sir Keir Starmer by Labour’s so-called “red lines” on Europe in a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Independent’s Whitehall Editor, Kate Devlin.
The Independent UK · Jun 23 Almost two-thirds of voters say immigration has worsened since Brexit, poll shows The survey, conducted by Merlin Strategy for The Independent, found that 55 per cent of people want a return to freedom of movement, while just 16 per cent said they oppose it
Evening Standard · Jun 20 Brexit branded ‘unprecedented continuing disaster’ as marchers call to rejoin EU The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum in June 2016.
The Independent UK · Jun 14 Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93 Keir Starmer leads tributes, describing Hattersley as a ‘giant of the Labour movement’
Evening Standard · Jun 14 Roy Hattersley: Labour’s ‘nearly man’ who fought to hold the party together The former deputy leader helped to make the party electable again but became increasingly disillusioned under Tony Blair.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14 ‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93 Party grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997
The Guardian - UK · May 22 Belinda Pyke obituary Other lives: European Commission official who worked with Neil Kinnock and Stanley Clinton-Davis
The Guardian - UK · May 22 Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’