Andy Burnham was accused of ‘Brexit hypocrisy’ last night as Labour‘s position on free movement descended into chaos.
The Daily Mail can reveal that Mr Burnham warned previously that the free movement of people across borders should never be revived after it was ‘defeated at the ballot box’ in 2016.
But yesterday, the Prime Minister doubled down on the idea of returning to open borders with the EU as part of his bid to unpick Brexit.
He suggested a referendum would be needed to revive free movement, saying he would ‘never move ahead of the British public when it comes to Brexit’.
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