Andy Burnham open to 'honest discussion' about return to free movement with EU

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The Prime Minister told the Sunday Times that immigration into ⁠Britain had ⁠been 'different' since Brexit, with more foreigners moving permanently.
52% : His remarks are the latest in a series of comments he has made since he entered Number 10 in June, on wanting to form closer ties with Brussels or even re-joining the EU - 10 years since the country voted leave in the referendum.
52% : He is also deluded to say immigration was different when we were members of the EU.
51% : More details of what a closer relationship with the EU would look like may emerge during a summit in Brussels on November 20.
50% : "It's 10 years on since we left the European Union.
48% : Mr Burnham will meet EU chiefs including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, as he seeks to strike a better deal with the bloc. Elections in 2027 in key member states - France, Spain, Poland and Italy - could test the EU's resilience.
47% : Andy Burnham has said migration is 'different' now compared with before the 2016 Brexit referendum Andy Burnham has said the country needs a 'rounded' and 'honest discussion' about the prospect of returning to free movement between the UK and European Union.
46% : Free movement allowed people from EU countries to move to the UK, and was seen as a key reason why many British people voted to leave the bloc.
44% : He hasn't thought this through or the implications," Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said on X. "Most people who voted for Brexit did so because they didn't want free movement.
41% : Asked if returning to EU free movement was a red line, the Prime Minister suggested it was not.
28% : " Mr Farage, leader of Reform UK, said: "This is a total betrayal of Brexit Britain and Burnham's Makerfield pitch.

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