Burnham’s EU Gamble Puts Labour’s Election Offer to the Test

Andy Burnham is putting big choices on the table before the next election: the government says he will legislate in this Parliament to change the state pension triple lock, while keeping its guarantee until 2030. His wider platform also leaves open the possibility of the UK rejoining the EU after the election. That is more than a conference flourish; it asks voters to weigh concrete changes against a much bigger constitutional question.

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