Burnham Opens Door To Talks On EU Free Movement

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Britain should be willing to discuss a return to some form of European Union freedom of movement for workers as part of a wider reset of relations with Brussels.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, Burnham said the nature of migration to Britain had changed since the 2016 Brexit referendum, when free movement was one of the most contentious issues in the campaign.

“But, at the same time, it was a type of immigration that perhaps wasn’t as difficult [as now],” he said.
“Revolving door migration where people would come and then go back is different. The balance of migration has changed, hasn’t it, ‌since then? I think we’ve just got to have an honest discussion about those things,” he said.