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Is it time to revisit free movement with the EU?
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Andy Burnham says the revolving door of EU-era migration has changed since Brexit, and more people now settle here for good. I think we've just got to have an honest discussion about those things.
“I think we've just got to have an honest discussion about those things.”
Burnham will lay out options at the November summit between London and Brussels. They could include a return to full EU membership, or joining the single market, which needs free movement.
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Burnham also said: I can't see myself ever recommending anything that would involve joining the euro or Schengen. But Labour's last manifesto ruled out free movement, so any real change waits for the next general election.
“I can't see myself ever recommending anything that would involve joining the euro or Schengen.”
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