NEWS · 29 September 2026
Big news from Labour conference: prime minister Andy Burnham reportedly plans to commit the party to rejoining the EU.
They say it's "not if, but how" rejoining will be in the next Labour manifesto.
With the prime minister himself "building the case to put rejoin in the manifesto", we need to mobilise to show more support than ever for Rejoin.
There is a debate on rejoining coming up in parliament - tell your MP to be there:
At Stay European, we are clear that rejoining should not wait for an election. Every year we stay outside the EU is a 'lost year' for the UK. Talks, at least, could begin now.
But this is still a big moment. Rejoin is now on the agenda at the highest political level. A senior minister said: "If we want to grow the economy then we have to rejoin – we all know that.
“From the discussions taking place, it is not ‘if’ but ‘how’ we do it."
A route to rejoin is clearly opening up. So many people said it was impossible, but we - and you - never gave up.
The upcoming parliamentary debate is also thanks to all of you, as over 100,000 people signed the latest petition to rejoin. European Movement tell us that 24,000 have already sent messages to their MPs. If you haven't yet, please make sure your MP attends:
