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The Guardian UK Wednesday 30 September 2026, 06:49 UTC By Andrew Sparrow 1 min read
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The prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with EuropeGood morning. Andy Burnham’s speech is getting a mixed review in the papers, but there is general consensus that it is a consequential one – not one that we will have forgotten within a fortnight or so, but one that will make the next list of all-time important Labour conference speeches of the last 50 years. If you are still catching up, here are three good places to start.

The prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe

Good morning. Andy Burnham’s speech is getting a mixed review in the papers, but there is general consensus that it is a consequential one – not one that we will have forgotten within a fortnight or so, but one that will make the next list of all-time important Labour conference speeches of the last 50 years.

If you are still catching up, here are three good places to start.

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