France and Spain urge Britain to rejoin the EU

France and Spain urge Britain to rejoin the EU Britain would be welcomed back into the EU ‘with open arms’, Spain’s prime minister says - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in The leaders of France and Spain have said they would support Britain returning to the European Union after Andy Burnham said he would consider “all options” for future relations between the UK and Europe. French president Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that if Britain decided to rejoin the European Union it would be "excellent news" and "a good decision". His comments were made during a joint press conference with Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez, who said Spain would welcome Britain back in the EU "with open arms". It comes after Mr Burnham has said he is open to reversing Brexit, insisting he could go “all the way” in proposing to rejoin the European Union. The prime minister, who has blamed Brexit for a decade of drift and division, declared it was “not good enough” simply to leave the issue “hanging”. Asked whether he wanted the UK to rejoin the bloc, he told the BBC’s Today programme he wanted to look at the “pros and cons” of all options regarding the UK’s future relationship with Brussels. One of the options was to “go all the way” and resume full membership. This is a breaking story – more follows... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments