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This comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares to sign new agreements with the bloc.","category":"Politics","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-11-14T10:05:31.236Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-14T09:40:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-14T10:05:31.236Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":70,"critic":95,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Multiple named sources and independent outlets corroborate the £750 m/week cost claim.","critic":"Provides context, quotes, specific figures, and outlines next steps, showing clear, well‑structured reporting.","hype":"Headlines emphasize cost but match article content without excessive sensationalism."}},"tags":["#Brexit","#EuropeanUnion","#UKPolitics","#AndyBurnham","#MichaelGove"],"entities":["Andy Burnham","Stay Out","Lord Gove","Oliver Lewis","European Union"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A new campaign group, Stay Out, has been formed to oppose the UK rejoining the EU.","The group estimates that rejoining the EU would cost the UK £39.3 billion per year, or £750 million per week.","Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to sign agreements on food, energy, and youth mobility with the EU on 20 November.","Lord Gove has warned that rejoining would mean relinquishing control over laws, borders, money, and trade."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A campaign group called Stay Out has launched to campaign against the UK rejoining the European Union. The group estimates that such a move would cost the UK £39.3 billion annually, equating to £750 million per week. This analysis was published ahead of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's scheduled visit to Brussels on 20 November, where he is expected to sign agreements concerning food, energy, and youth mobility with the EU."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lord Gove, a prominent figure from the Vote Leave campaign, has publicly supported Stay Out. He stated that rejoining the EU would result in the UK handing back control of its laws, borders, money, and trade, while also incurring higher membership costs than before. Oliver Lewis, who chaired Vote Leave and acted as deputy chief negotiator for the UK government in trade talks with the bloc, chairs the new Stay Out campaign. Lewis stated that the country is ready to move on from arguments about Europe and focus on domestic priorities."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on EU budget changes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Stay Out campaign's analysis suggests that the EU's budget is set to almost double to €2 trillion. This projected increase in the EU's budget is cited as a reason for the higher potential cost of membership compared to when the UK was a member previously. The BBC noted that it had not independently verified the group's calculations."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention that Prime Minister Andy Burnham has argued Brexit has done \"more harm than good\". None of the right-rated reports mention that Burnham has ruled out major changes to the UK's relationship with the EU before the next general election. None of the right-rated reports mention that Burnham previously advocated for rejoining the EU within his lifetime, though he acknowledged this might not be the current stance."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"London Loves Business","url":"https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=242836","headline":"EU membership would cost Britain £40bn a year as Burnham pushes for closer ties - London Business News","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-14T09:40:17.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Flying Eze","url":"https://flyingeze.com/britain-faces-huge-bill-rejoining-eu-warn-campaigners","headline":"Britain faces £750m-a-week bill if it rejoins EU as campaigners warn of huge cost to taxpayers","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T22:17:57.000Z"},{"sourceName":"BBC News","url":"https://bbc.com/news/articles/c6174l2q99ejo","headline":"New campaign against EU membership launches ahead of UK-EU summit","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T21:39:46.085Z"},{"sourceName":"N Digital","url":"https://n.com.do/2026/11/13/regreso-del-reino-unido-a-la-union-europea-costaria-900-millones-de-euros-semanales","headline":"Return of the United Kingdom to the European Union Would Cost 900 Million Euros per Week","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T20:55:09.000Z"},{"sourceName":"La Razón","url":"https://larazon.es/internacional/900-millones-euros-semana-suma-que-costaria-reino-unido-regresar-union-europea_202611136af770544196933d7edc66ab.html","headline":"EUR 900 Million per Week: the Sum that Would Cost the United Kingdom to Return to the European Union","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T20:17:24.000Z"},{"sourceName":"GB News","url":"https://gbnews.com/politics/brexiteers-rival-campaign-stay-out-andy-burnham-rejoin-eu","headline":"Brexiteers launch rival campaign to Andy Burnham's rejoin EU plans as fightback starts this weekend","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T19:32:17.000Z"},{"sourceName":"dailymail.com","url":"https://dailymail.com/news/article-16290803/Andy-Burnhams-bid-rejoin-EU-cost-UK-750-milllion-week-double-price-tag-Britain-left-decade-ago.html","headline":"Labour's bid to rejoin the EU could cost the UK £750 milllion a week","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T18:00:46.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Guido Fawkes","url":"https://order-order.com/2026/11/13/new-pro-britain-campaign-finds-rejoining-would-cost-750-million-per-week","headline":"New Pro-Britain Campaign Finds Rejoining Would Cost £750 Million Per Week","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T18:00:27.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":20,"right":80},"count":{"left":0,"centre":1,"right":5},"totalSources":8,"untracked":2,"rated":6,"observedAt":"2026-11-14T10:00:15.693161+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-11-14T10:30:19.666Z","closedAt":null,"checks":2,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":["The centre-rated report from the BBC led with the launch of the new campaign against EU membership, noting it occurred ahead of a UK-EU summit. 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