'Negotiations have begun!' France invites Britain back into EU and claims Brexit has 'failed'

 A French minister has flung open the doors for Britain to return to the EU - in the face of the wishes of 17,410,742 British voters.

Claiming Brexit has "failed", Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Foreign Minister also backed Andy Burnham - who previously said he would like to see Britain rejoin the bloc - to become Prime Minister. 

Mr Burnham said while campaigning he was "not proposing that the UK considers rejoining the EU", adding that he respected the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Now, when asked whether he would like the Makerfield MP to become Prime Minister, Mr Barrot told France 5: "I hope, at any rate, that he does indeed manage to secure the post he's aiming for, because there are, after all, a number of internal procedures.

"He's off to a good start. And then as much stability as possible, despite Brexit continuing to have an impact." France has recorded near-identical GDP growth to the UK since Brexit, despite remaining at the heart of the EU.

Mr Barrot then vented at how Brexit had "failed to deliver any of its promises" and declared that Britain had become weaker without the EU.

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