Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he? | Tom Baldwin

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The former PM has been consulted by many who came after him – but Burnham might want to shake his New Labour past once and for all Tony Blair can, apparently, sound slightly wistful when he describes how he once had a cloak-and-dagger meeting with An…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:05:08 UTC.

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