Burnham Open to ‘Honest Discussion’ on EU Free Movement

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to an evidence-based debate about restoring free movement with the European Union as part of a wider reset with Brussels. He said past EU migration often involved younger people coming for a few years and returning, but acknowledged free movement brought significant challenges. Burnham has previously accepted Labour’s manifesto commitment against returning to free movement, the single market or customs union, and says major changes require an election mandate by 2029. He ruled out recommending euro or Schengen membership