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Closer food and farming ties with the EU could help bring down the cost of living, Andy Burnham has claimed, adding that a coming summit with the bloc “doesn’t need to be the end of our ambition”.

The Prime Minister is due to sign a series of deals with the EU on November 20 in Brussels.

They will be focused on bringing down post-Brexit trade barriers on food and farming, as well as working more closely on emissions trading, and making it easier for young people from the UK to work, live and study in Europe and vice versa.

But he has suggested he wants to go further in deepening ties with Europe in the aftermath of the summit.

Speaking to the ahead of the Brussels gathering, Burnham made a case for forging closer ties with the UK’s continental neighbours based on bringing down household costs.

He told the newspaper: “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.”