A decade of magical thinking since Brexit has taught me that it’s always OK to hope for better | Zoe Williams

In her Guardian column, Williams says she has spent "10 straight years of being asked to accept facts about Brexit that aren't true"[1].Williams writes that Burnham's move "doesn't mean the UK is on the brink of coming to its senses."[1] She adds that a decade has taught her "predictions are futile"[1].The columnist says that Brexit supporters "point to Europe and say, that place is on fire"[1]. She calls this possibly "the weakest argument of all"[1] and argues that "there is no isolationist course that protects you from civic unrest"[1].According to the Associated Press, Burnham "says Brexit has been a failure and the U.K. should seek a much closer relationship with the EU"[2], with options that go as far as rejoining. Bloomberg reported that Burnham said he wanted the UK to rejoin the European Union during his lifetime[3].The AP reports that Burnham is still bound by the pledge of Keir Starmer[2] not to rejoin the customs union or single market. Burnham says that could change after the next national election[2].GB News reports that Nigel Farage called the move a "total betrayal of Brexit Britain"[4]. According to the same outlet, Burnham will reveal more options around the time of the EU-UK summit on November 20[4].