Ahead of a UK-EU summit in the coming months, Burnham said he would prefer an "honest debate" on the cross-party issue of realigning free movement between the UK and the EU. But in an interview with the Sunday Times in London, he ruled out ever joining the Schengen area or adopting the euro. News.

Ahead of a UK-EU summit in the coming months, Burnham said he would prefer an "honest debate" on the cross-party issue of realigning free movement between the UK and the EU. But in an interview with the Sunday Times in London, he ruled out ever joining the Schengen area or adopting the euro. News.