Rayner claims ‘honest conversation’ about returning to EU free movement will ‘bring the country together’ – but Labour accused of ‘betrayal’ and ‘hammer blow’ to jobless Britons

Angela Rayner today defended the Prime Minister’s call for an ‘honest conversation about returning to EU free movement rules.

After Labour was accused of ‘betrayal’, the Housing Secretary insisted Andy Burnham does not want to reopen the 2016 referendum debate, despite his desire for a new relationship with the EU. 

She also claimed it was part of the PM’s efforts to ‘tackle the big issues’ and ‘bring the country together’.

Mr Burnham said in a newspaper interview he wants an ‘honest discussion’ about the possibility of returning to free movement between the UK and EU.

If EU free movement rules were restored, citizens from

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