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

Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Britain would have to accept free movement and the EU’s single-market rules if it sought to rejoin. He also said the £5 billion annual rebate secured by Margaret Thatcher would not be renewed, highlighting the costs and conditions that could accompany a return.

Andy Burnham is due to sign EU agreements on 20 November to reduce food and farming trade barriers and co-operate on emissions trading, while arguing closer ties could ease household costs. Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy said closer relations bring costs as well as benefits; the Conservatives separately estimated that a level of EU access similar to Switzerland’s could cost £23 billion over a decade, or £1,220 per family.