Andy Burnham says the Brexit deal is not good enough for the British public. Another UK political headline for investors to discount, with no new policy detail yet. Sterling and UK equities stay headl

What happened: Andy Burnham said Brexit has not played out as promised, has weakened the economy, and the current deal is not good enough, while ruling out major changes in this parliament. Why it matters: He said the UK ended up with a harder Brexit than proposed in the referendum campaign and that it has not helped control the small boats crisis, while backing the home secretary's tougher immigration rules.

Andy Burnham said Brexit has not played out as promised, has weakened the economy, and the current deal is not good enough, while ruling out major changes in this parliament.

He said the UK ended up with a harder Brexit than proposed in the referendum campaign and that it has not helped control the small boats crisis, while backing the home secretary's tougher immigration rules.