Burnham told UK must accept free movement and losing Thatcher’s £5bn rebate if it wants to rejoin the EU – as top minister signals opposition

Andy Burnham was today warned that the European Union will extract a heavy price if he tries to undo Brexit and have Britain rejoin. 

Brussels’ former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Britain cannot undo Brexit without opening its borders to having freedom of movement between the UK and the EU, one of the key reasons for leaving.

In a television interview Mr Barnier also said that the £5billion annual rebate on membership costs won by Margaret Thatcher in 1984 would also not be renewed.

His intervention came as the Prime Minister today said that closer ties with Brussels could help reduce the

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