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Burnham Backs Talks on UK-EU Free Movement Return

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wants an "honest discussion" with the British public about a possible return to free movement between the UK and the EU ahead of next month's UK-EU summit. In a Sunday Times interview, he ruled out joining the Schengen zone or adopting the Euro.

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Prime minister is considering different options for new relationship with Brussels ahead of summit in November Andy Burnham says he wants an “honest discussion” with the British public about the possibility of a return to free movement between the UK and the EU as part of his plans for a new relationship with the bloc. The prime minister has been open about his desire to revisit the relationship between Britain and…

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Burnham calls for honest discussion on UK return to EU free movement

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called for an 'honest discussion' about the UK readopting EU free movement rules, while ruling out joining the Schengen zone or adopting the Euro, ahead of a UK-EU summit in November.

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Andy Burnham has ruled out the UK ever joining the Schengen zone or adopting the Euro as he calls for an 'honest discussion' on returning to EU free movement, ahead of a UK-EU summit in November.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants 'honest discussion' on return to EU free movement

Ahead of next month's UK-EU summit, Burnham said he favours an 'honest discussion' about the divisive issue of re-adapting free movement between the UK and the EU. But in an interview in London Sunday Times, he ruled out ever joining the Schengen zone or adopting the Euro.

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Andy Burnham says he wants ‘honest discussion’ about freedom of movement with EU

Prime minister is considering different options for new relationship with Brussels ahead of summit in November Andy Burnham says he wants an “honest discussion” with the British public about the possibility of a return to free movement between the UK and the EU as part of his plans for a new relationship with the bloc. The prime minister has been open about his desire to revisit the relationship between Britain and…

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