首相安迪·伯纳姆表示，前首相戴维·卡梅伦称英国的经济问题“与脱欧无关”是错误的。在本周接受彭博社米沙尔·侯赛因采访时，卡梅伦敦促伯纳姆不要试图让英国重返欧盟。“如果你看看我们今天面临的经济问题，我真的不认为它们与脱欧有任何关系，”这位前保守党领袖说。
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said former premier David Cameron was wrong to argue that Britain’s economic problems are “nothing to do with Brexit.”In an interview with Bloomberg’s Mishal Husain this week, Cameron urged Burnham against trying to take Britain back into the EU. “If you look at the economic problems we have today, I don’t really think they’ve got anything to do with Brexit at all,” the former Conservative leader said.
针对卡梅伦的言论，伯纳姆周四在爱尔兰举行的欧洲政治共同体峰会上对记者说：“我认为他说得不对。”“我要说证据表明并非如此，事实上财政部的分析也表明并非如此，也就是说，如果我们能在排放交易、农产品及其他方面达成良好的工作安排，就能为英国经济增加增长。”
Responding to Cameron’s comments, Burnham told reporters at the European Political Community summit in Ireland on Thursday: “I think he is wrong to say that.”“I would say the evidence says otherwise, and indeed the Treasury analysis says otherwise, which is, if we are able to come to a good working arrangement on emissions trading, on agri-food, on other things as well, that we can add growth to the British economy,” the prime minister said.
十年前，英国在2016年公投中投票决定脱欧，当时卡梅伦领导了未能成功的留欧竞选活动。伯纳姆此举重新点燃了关于英国未来与欧盟关系的讨论。
Burnham has ignited a conversation about Britain’s future relationship with the EU a decade on from the vote to leave in the 2016 referendum, during which Cameron led the unsuccessful campaign to remain in the bloc.
这位新首相正在就英国与欧盟的贸易条款进行一些有限的修改谈判，以便于11月20日在布鲁塞尔举行的峰会。他已表示打算在峰会后发表演讲，阐述英国长期如何更接近欧洲的可能选项，包括未来有朝一日重新加入。
The new premier is negotiating some limited changes to Britain’s trading terms with the EU ahead of a summit in Brussels on Nov. 20. He has signaled he intends to give a speech afterward setting out possible options for how the UK could move closer to Europe longer-term, including potentially one day rejoining.
这在执政的工党内部引发了争议，因为一些内阁成员不愿重启一个在英国已变得政治剧毒的问题。
That’s proved controversial within the governing Labour Party, as some members of the cabinet are reluctant to reopen a question that became politically toxic in Britain.
在接受彭博社采访时，卡梅伦警告伯纳姆，再次就留欧或脱欧的利弊进行长时间辩论将会“痛苦”。在都柏林对记者讲话时，伯纳姆驳回了他的评论。“感觉他的介入更多是关于团结和保守党，而不是为英国利益而战，”他说。
In his Bloomberg interview, Cameron warned Burnham that another long debate about the merits of being in or out of the EU would be “painful.”Speaking to reporters in Dublin, Burnham dismissed his comments. “It feels like his intervention is more about unity and the Conservative party than it is about fighting for the British interests,” he said.
伯纳姆表示，未来一周将会有“漫长的夜晚”，因为他的政府正在为与欧盟的峰会做准备，此次峰会旨在深化英国与欧盟的贸易往来。
Burnham said there’ll be “long nights ahead” over the next week as his government prepares for the summit with the EU aimed at deepening Britain’s trade with the bloc.
“协议尚未达成，”他说。“当然，我们必须抱有希望。我们已经提出了非常有力的理由，但我们也得到了很好的倾听。”英国希望与欧盟达成一项新协议，取消脱欧后跨境交易的动植物产品所需的文书手续。与此同时，欧盟正推动学生更容易在英国与欧洲大陆之间流动。
“The deal is not done,” he said. “Of course, we’ve got to be hopeful. We’ve made a really strong case, but we’ve had a good hearing as well.”The UK is hoping to strike a new agreement with the EU to remove post-Brexit paperwork for plant and animal products traded across the border. The EU, meanwhile, is pushing for easier movement of students between the UK and the continent.
悬而未决的问题包括：英国是否会允许欧盟学生支付国内学费标准，以及是否会对符合该计划资格的人数设定年度上限。
Outstanding issues include whether the UK will grant EU students the ability to pay domestic rates of fees, as well as an annual cap on the number of people qualifying for the program.