Brexit Deal Revealed: Is Burnham Bringing Back Free Movement?

Brexit is back, but did it ever really go away? Andy Burnham is preparing to make some big concessions to the EU to get his latest deal over the line. On the table? Youth mobility, equal university fees for EU students and Britain aligning with EU tariffs on Chinese electric cars — all while the bloc pushes ahead with its ‘Made in Europe’ protectionist plan, which threatens to shut British industry out. Meanwhile, Shabana Mahmood has been forced to water down her immigration reforms to head off a rebellion of more than 100 Labour MPs. Care workers who meet their visa conditions will keep a five-year route to settlement, rather than face the tougher new rules; around 300,000 fewer people will be caught by the changes. Has she suffered a humiliating climbdown, or has she still pushed through one of the biggest shake-ups of legal migration in decades? Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson Pictures: Getty Images 00:00 – Burnham’s High-Stakes Brexit Concessions 00:43 – The Leaked Deal: Youth Mobility Scheme Explained 02:44 – The £450M Home Tuition Fees Row 04:07 – Burnham vs. Starmer: A Return to Free Movement? 07:56 – Domestic Backlash: Domestic Workers vs. EU Students 09:15 – The Battle Over Subsidising EU University Places 12:24 – Chinese EV Tariffs & The “Made in Europe” Dilemma 14:47 – Rejoining the Single Market: The Unspoken Elephant 16:27 – Shabana Mahmood’s Massive Immigration Climbdown 18:15 – Avoiding a PLP Rebellion: The 10-Year Settlement Deal 21:50 – Can Burnham Sell This Shift to Red Wall Voters? 24:41 – Collective Responsibility: Muzzling Ministers on Free Movement 27:41 – Will Cabinet Unity Hold? Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes