Finance minister, Roland Lescure, welcomes Burnham’s pledge to explore closer ties with bloc Europe live – latest updates The French finance minister has invited the UK to “come all the way back” to the European Union after Andy Burnham raised the prospect of a new referendum to reverse Brexit. ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/08/french-minister-invites-uk-to-come-all-the-way-back-to-the-eu)