An Independent article reports Michel Barnier's suggestion that the UK could rejoin the EU in as little as four years, with the "door is open" but the Thatcher-negotiated £5bn annual rebate likely off the table and no cherry-picking of the single market's four freedoms. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy acknowledges there would be trade-offs in seeking closer ties but is personally not in favour of full rejoining, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to strengthen ties with Europe.