British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday questioned Brexit, saying that the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) did more harm than good. The remarks were made during the prime minister's address at the annual conference of the Labour Party in Liverpool.
"I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has done more harm than good," Burnham said.
The prime minister also stressed the need for building Britain's long-term relationship with other European nations, stating that consensus has to be built around the many options available for the same.
"So I will take the opportunity around the summit to lay out to you and to lay out to the country what I believe the different options are for Britain's long-term relationship with our European partners, and there are different options, and I will see if we can find consensus around one which will give us clarity about our position and the future of the continent that we live in," he said.
Brexit - British Exit from the European Union - took place on January 31, 2020.
Burnham also pledged to tackle some of Britain's most persistent problems, including social care, housing and utilities, while acknowledging that the reforms would take years to produce results.
In an emotional address to his Labour Party when he imagined the country his father, who died this month, would want to see, Burnham set out his long-term vision, promising greater public control of utilities, reform of the so-called pensions triple lock and the construction of more social housing.
Yet, he said he could only start the groundwork for resolving his priorities, constrained in the near term by stretched public finances and the previous government's tax pledges.
Any results would only come after the next national election, due by mid-2029, and some in the next 10 years.
For the time being, he asked the party at its annual conference in the northwestern city of Liverpool to keep the faith.
(With inputs from Reuters)