Rachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit

<p>Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’</p><p>The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK’s future should be inside the EU, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”.</p><p>Writing in <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=1463632511&amp;utm_content=58489632364&amp;utm_term=times%20online&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1463632511&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADiwoSBZhJ3WMuLgyG4KxsLxkiN8h&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwxpvXBhASEiwAue4B4VXTl5D-ZHM4HhWrkEH5QA3Hns34XEkhCYPmUuSdx2sqMavbChV8PxoCR0cQAvD_BwE">the Sunday Times</a>, the Labour former cabinet minister said she welcomed “Andy Burnham’s leadership” after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/28/tory-brexit-harder-promised-referendum-andy-burnham">remarks made by the prime minister</a> in recent days fuelled questions about the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-findshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds">prospect of Britain returning to the bloc</a> or adopting its freedom of movement rules.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/01/rachel-reeves-uk-future-is-in-eu-andy-burnham-brexit">Continue reading...</a>