Burnham faces Labour backlash as he hints at going ‘all the way’ and pledging to rejoin EU at next election

Andy Burnham is facing a Labour backlash as he hints at going ‘all the way’ and pledging to rejoin the EU.

The PM used his big conference speech yesterday to blame Brexit for many of the country’s problems, saying he will spell out options for the future at a summit with Brussels later this year.

But the move has sparked concerns among his own troops, with Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra warning returning to the bloc is ‘unrealistic’.

The stance also represents a dramatic U-turn from May, when Mr Burnham told a conference in Leeds: ‘I am not proposing that the UK considers

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