Rachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit

Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’

The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued Britain’s future should be back in the European Union, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure.”

In her first major intervention since leaving the Treasury when Andy Burnham took office, she said those forging a path back towards EU membership had to make compelling arguments to the public.