French finance minister urges UK to rejoin EU

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 08:00 · Archive

France's finance minister has called on the UK to rejoin the European Union.

Roland Lescure, France's finance minister, has told the BBC that the UK should 'come all the way' back to the EU. He argued that being a member of the bloc enables countries to better address the challenges facing the world.

The Daily Mail reports that Lescure welcomed comments from Andy Burnham about opening the door to a bid to rejoin the EU. The remarks come as the Prime Minister heads to Germany for talks ahead of an EU summit.

How it is being reported

• French minister invites UK to ‘come all the way back’ to the EUFinance minister, Roland Lescure, welcomes Burnham’s pledge to explore closer ties with bloc 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. Roland Lescure was speaking after the prime minister used his Labour conference speech to pledge that the government would explore closer ties with the bloc at a summit later this year. Continue reading...The Guardian · 8 Oct, 09:24
• French minister urges Burnham to go 'all the way' on reversing Brexit - as PM heads to Germany for talks ahead of EU summitFinance minister Roland Lescure hailed Andy Burnham opening the door to a bid to rejoin the bloc.Daily Mail · 8 Oct, 07:41
• 'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UKRoland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.BBC News · 8 Oct, 05:02

In this story: Roland Lescure · Andy Burnham · European Union · France · UK · Germany

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