Downing Street has been forced to clarify the stance of Andy Burnham on whether the United Kingdom would return to freedom of movement with the European Union, according to The Guardian in a report headlined No10 clarifies Burnham's stance on Brexit after he hinted at return to freedom of movement. The paper's summary says Burnham fuelled speculation about such a return, and that the speculation concerned the EU-UK relationship. It adds that the prime minister said an "honest discussion" was needed on the issue.

The Guardian summary also says Burnham indicated he could fight the next election on a promise to rejoin the EU. The summary does not make clear whether the prime minister it mentions is Burnham.

BBC News separately reported that officials from the UK and the EU are expected to begin discussions on a range of options for the future UK-EU relationship before a summit next month. Its headline, UK and EU officials to discuss freedom of movement, ties those talks to freedom of movement.

The BBC summary does not list the options under discussion or name the officials involved. The summaries available do not state what the European Union has said about freedom of movement.

Read together, the two reports show a Downing Street clarification and a planned round of official discussions. The sources do not state how the two are connected.

This account draws only on the headlines and summaries of the two reports. Further detail beyond those summaries was not available in the source material.

Sources: NPR: 'The smell of freedom': Serbia's student movement celebrates election triumph; The Guardian: No10 clarifies Burnham’s stance on Brexit after he hinted at return to freedom of movement; BBC News: UK and EU officials to discuss freedom of movement.