What happened
UK and EU officials to discuss freedom of movement , Political correspondent and Jennifer McKiernan , Political reporter Officials on both sides are expected to begin discussions about a range of options, including free movement, before the EU summit on 20 November. However, Downing Street has insisted the government's current focus is on achieving new deals in areas such as food and youth mobility at the summit.
What we know
Reynolds said no "assumptions" had been made about what the UK's future relationship with Brussels could look like. Andy Burnham has said he wants an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to free movement between the. UK and EU and on Monday left the door open to a potential referendum on the issue. However, he has been clear any major changes to the UK-EU relationship would require a mandate at a general election, which is due by 2029. The prime minister has vowed to stick by the red lines in Labour's 2024 manifesto, with no return to freedom of movement, the EU single market or customs union, for the duration of this parliamentary session, which will end by 2029. Freedom of movement, which allows EU citizens to travel, live, study and work in any member country, is a precondition of membership of the EU's single market. The single market enables goods, services and people to move freely between member states, with countries also applying many common rules and standards. No 10 appears to backtrack on PM's freedom of movement referendum suggestion He said: "What the prime minister has also said, quite rightly, is we face a series of policy changes on the European side that will affect us.
Originally reported by BBC News.
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