Andy Burnham receives warning from Labour MP over rolling out EU rules across red wall seats

Of 500 participants, data showed overwhelming support for decisions being made by the UK Government alone rather than via international agreements.

Some 80 per cent of those surveyed believe Britain alone should determine state aid, compared to just nine per cent backing international agreements.

On food standards, 74 per cent believe the country’s standards should be decided purely by the Labour Government.

And on border control and foreign criminals, 75 per cent agreed that the UK alone should decide on refusing entry to foreign criminals.

Responding to the data, Jonathan Hinder, Labour MP for Pendle & Clitheroe, warned that Mr Burnham must “leave open the option” of setting its own rules amid his plans to bring Britain closer to Brussels.

Mr Hinder said in a statement: “Voters in Labour’s heartlands are clear that they do not support signing up to rules we have no say over and enforced by courts we do not control.

“They want UK Governments to be free to decide these policies for ourselves.”

Mr Burnham has made the case for forging closer ties with the UK’s continental neighbours based on “bringing down household costs”.

He told the Sunday Mirror: “It pays to have a good relationship with your neighbours, and the practical deals we are agreeing with Europe will pay off for families across the UK.

“Cutting red tape on food coming in and out of the country will ease pressure on prices at the supermarket, while making life easier for farmers and food producers.

“This summit will show what we can achieve when we work together, but it doesn’t need to be the end of our ambition.

“Working more closely with Europe could drive growth, make our country safer and give us more tools to tackle illegal migration. That’s a conversation worth having.”

Criticising Mr Burnham’s EU stance, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has hit out at the Prime Minister’s “desperate” attempt to realign the UK with the bloc.

She said: “What I see from Burnham is not confidence but weakness. His repeated claims at the despatch box, telling the whole world that Brexit has been bad for the UK, have weakened his negotiating position before he has even got to Brussels.

“So he is going to the EU as a supplicant and that will cost us all.”

She continued: “We are running out of money, yet Brussels wants British taxpayers to fund development projects in other EU countries as the price of access to its electricity market.

“We need our Prime Minister to be strong on the world stage. My worry is that Burnham will let Brussels play him for a fool. He seems so desperate for a deal that he is prepared to let Brussels dictate the terms.

“He must be prepared to walk away rather than leave British taxpayers billions of pounds worse off just to please his Labour backbenchers.”