Lee Anderson launches furious tirade on 'carpetbagger' Andy Burnham after EU U-turn: 'He's smug!'

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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has made a major U-turn on rejoining the European Union after Wes Streeting sparked a Brexit battle within the Labour Party.Speaking at an event in Leeds, Mr Burnham distanced himself from comments made at last year's Labour Party conference in Liverpool.The Greater Manchester Mayor had claimed he wanted the UK to rejoin the EU in his lifetime.However, in an about-turn, Mr Burnham said: "I'm not proposing that the UK considers rejoining the EU.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "I respect the decision that was made at the referendum, and it's going to undermine everything I've said about respecting democracy if we don't respect that vote."If we are to unify communities and the country, it means focusing on the big economic challenges we have, the structural problems."He added: "My view is that Brexit has been damaging.

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But I also believe the last thing we should do right now is re-run those arguments."Britain will be stuck in a permanent rut if...

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Lee Anderson launches furious tirade on 'carpetbagger' Andy Burnham after EU U-turn: 'He's smug!'.

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Lee Anderson has launched a scathing attack on Andy Burnham over his EU U-turn, branding the Makerfield by-election hopeful a "carpetbagger".Speaking to GB News, the newly appointed Reform UK Chairman hit out at the Manchester Mayor's speech earlier today, calling him "smug".In his address at an event in Leeds, Mr Burnham distanced himself from comments made at last year's Labour Party conference he wanted the UK to "rejoin the EU in his lifetime".Instead, Mr Burnham today declared he "respects the decision that was made at the referendum" and it would "undermine everything I've said about respecting democracy if we don't respect that vote".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Reacting to the remarks, Mr Anderson said Mr Burnham will "say anything" to get the people on his side.He told host Martin Daubney: "He's a political chameleon; he is a carpetbagger.

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