British PM Burnham open to adopting EU free movement, Sunday Times reports

Oct 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened the door to the country readopting the European Union's free-movement rules, the Sunday Times reported on Saturday.

In an interview ⁠with the newspaper, Burnham said the nature of immigration into Britain had been "different" since Brexit, with more foreigners moving permanently rather than returning to their home ⁠countries.

"I think you have to have a very factual, quite evidence-based debate about this," ⁠he said, making clear that staying out of free movement ⁠would not be a red line for ⁠talks, the newspaper added.

Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus