The Financial Times has waded into the Brexit debate, arguing that the Gibraltar settlement should convince Andy Burnham’s government that a softer approach is the only viable path. In an opinion piece published on Wednesday, the newspaper contends that the territory’s post-Brexit arrangements highlight the impracticalities of a hardline rupture with the EU.
Separately, the FT reports that the government’s AI minister has placed chips and drones at the centre of Burnham’s push to “reindustrialise” Britain. The minister’s comments, made during an interview, signal a strategic bet on high-tech manufacturing as a driver of economic renewal.
“FT argues Gibraltar shows softer Brexit is only option for Burnham government.”
The article also notes a growing nostalgia among workers for the era before artificial intelligence transformed their jobs, while the City of London has drawn up its own list of demands for the new administration. Another piece in the same edition examines Marcel Proust’s relevance in the age of TikTok.
But the core message is clear: Gibraltar’s experience, the FT argues, demonstrates that a softer Brexit is not just preferable but essential for the Burnham government’s ambitions.