# Labour regains poll lead after Burnham's Brexit rethink

> Prime minister's pledge to reconsider EU ties boosts Labour to 30 percent, its highest rating since 2024.
- Title: Labour regains poll lead after Burnham's Brexit rethink
- Summary: Prime minister's pledge to reconsider EU ties boosts Labour to 30 percent, its highest rating since 2024. Labour has returned to the top of the polls after…
- Keywords: labour, andy burnham, brexit, eu relations, polling, opinium, reform uk, conservatives, politics, news, regains, poll
- Source: The Independent — https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/polls-latest-labour-burnham-brexit-tories-reform-opinium-b3060839.html
- Published: 2026-10-03T19:00:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: labour, andy burnham, brexit, eu relations, polling, opinium, reform uk, conservatives, politics, news
## Labour leaps ahead in polls
Labour has risen two points to thirty percent in a new Opinium poll, its highest rating since twenty twenty-four, overtaking Reform UK.
## Burnham's Brexit pledge drives the shift
Prime minister Andy Burnham promised at Labour's conference to set out options on Britain's ties to Brussels, including a possible rejoin option if public opinion favours it.
## Public backs Burnham's approach
Fifty-four percent of adults surveyed agreed Burnham is taking the right approach to Britain's EU relationship by considering all options. Twenty-five percent said it was wrong.
## Majority sees Brexit as harmful
Forty-six percent believe Brexit has done the UK more harm than good. Only thirteen percent believe it has done more good than harm. Twenty-one percent see equal harm and good.
## Other parties and policies polled
Reform UK sits second at twenty-five percent. Conservatives lag at seventeen percent. Forty-eight percent support a free National Care Service funded by taxes. Forty percent back the proposed triple lock change.
## Burnham's approval climbs highest
Burnham remains the only political leader with a net positive approval rating at plus eight, up one point. Kemi Badenoch faces next week's Conservative conference with a minus one rating.

> Andy Burnham clearly knows how to deliver a commanding conference speech, backed by major policy announcements, that dominates the political agenda.
## Key takeaway

Labour has returned to the top of the polls after Andy Burnham promised to reconsider Britain's relationship with the EU, including a possible rejoin option.