Andy Burnham‘s plans to reverse Brexit could push up immigration by more than 200,000 a year it was claimed – after Emmanuel Macron told him Britain would have to accept free movement.
Whitehall sources told the Mail that the French President has warned Mr Burnham he will have to accept open borders with the EU if he wants to rejoin the single market or become a full member of the Brussels club again.
New analysis by Reform UK suggests the move would open the door to an extra 213,000 migrants a year, based on pre-Brexit figures.
The Prime Minister was accused of betrayal
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