Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says

What happened: British Chambers of Commerce director general Shevaun Haviland said repairing Brexit economic damage should be Andy Burnham's top priority as he reconsiders Labour's EU red lines. She welcomed the prime minister reopening the Brexit debate. Why it matters: Haviland said the uncertainty this could create is outweighed by her view that the UK's current trading relationship with the EU is bad for business.

British Chambers of Commerce director general Shevaun Haviland said repairing Brexit economic damage should be Andy Burnham's top priority as he reconsiders Labour's EU red lines. She welcomed the prime minister reopening the Brexit debate.

Haviland said the uncertainty this could create is outweighed by her view that the UK's current trading relationship with the EU is bad for business.