Business chief urges Burnham to prioritize repairing Brexit damage

Summary

Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, says repairing Brexit’s economic damage should be Andy Burnham’s top priority as he reconsiders Labour’s red lines on the EU. She welcomes the prime minister revisiting those red lines despite the uncertainty it could create, arguing that the UK’s current trading relationship with the EU is bad for business.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   16 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that business group chief Shevaun Haviland wants Andy Burnham to prioritize repairing Brexit’s economic damage and says the current UK-EU trading relationship is bad for business.