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Sadiq Khan urges Andy Burnham to start work on rejoining EU 'now' as Labour's Brexit civil war deepens
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in Greater Manchester since June 2026, and was Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026; before that he was MP for Leigh from 2001 to 2017 and held several Cabinet positions. Burnham identifies as a socialist and is associated with the Labour Party's soft left; he is also a member of the Co-operative Party, which is allied with Labour. His political ideology has been called "Manchesterism".
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Sadiq Aman Khan, Baron Khan of Tooting is a British politician who has served as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously the member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 to 2016. He was elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer in 2026. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a social democrat.
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The Mayor of London says a case for rejoining the bloc must be made now rather than sprung on voters at the last minute before another election
London Assembly member Bassam Mahfouz said the current arrangement has proved disastrous for taxpayers
The London Mayor said Labour has to 'start now' if they want to reverse Brexit