Burnham must resist Germany’s advances on pulling Britain closer to EU, warn Tories and Reform UK

ANDY Burnham must resist Germany’s advances after its Chancellor said he would “do anything” to pull Britain closer to the EU, the Tories and Reform UK warn. The PM came under fire after the two leaders’ first face-to-face meeting in Berlin. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would do whatever is necessary for the UK to forge closer ties with the bloc. Shadow Cabinet minister Alex Burghart said: “Our people-pleaser PM should be wary of these overtures. Closer alignment with the EU comes with a cost.” “Labour’s flawed EU reset is already showing that. READ MORE ON THE EU “We should not reopen settled arguments about Brexit when the priority must be tackling the structural problems holding back our economy. “From Labour’s ballooning welfare bill to weak growth.” And Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice added: “The British public had their say in 2016 and chose Brexit. “They don’t want a return to free movement. Most read in The Sun “And they definitely don’t want billions being sent to Brussels in return for suffocating rules and regulations. “Regardless of what the French or Germans say.”