France and Spain welcome idea of UK rejoining EU after Burnham’s speech
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Hosting President Emmanuel Macron in Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Brexit is a ‘huge loss’ for the UK and Europe
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Bloomberg Published: 11:01pm, 30 Sep 2026 The European Union would embrace the UK if it ever decided to rejoin the bloc, the leaders of Spain and France said shortly after new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham floated the possibility. “Welcome back,” French President Emmanuel Macron quipped in English, speaking Wednesday in Madrid alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is hosting the leader on a two-day visit.
“This prime minister is moving in that direction,” Macron added. “I think it’s very good news both for his country and for the Europeans.”
Sanchez called Brexit a “huge loss” for the UK population and Europe, but stressed that Spain would “certainly welcome” a returned Britain “and open its arms once again to a brotherly people with whom Spain has such good relations in every sphere”.
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