Andy Burnham pledges to ‘bring the UK closer to Europe’ in talks with German Chancellor in Berlin

Andy Burnham’s plans could bring the UK closer to Europe than he realises

The new PM’s priorities are domestic, but he will soon realise that closer engagement with the EU is a no-brainer What will European leaders make of Andy Burnham, the seventh UK prime minister they have had to deal with in a decade of chronic political instability in London unleashed by the fateful 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union? The “king of the north” is largely an unknown quantity in continental …

21 Jul, 04:00

Andy Burnham pledges to ‘bring the UK closer to Europe’ in talks with German Chancellor in Berlin

Andy Burnham has pledged to “bring the UK closer to Europe” as he met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks in Berlin. The Prime Minister made his first official visit to sign the 2025 Kensington Treaty, a sweeping security pact designed to strengthen both nations' defences against Russian hybrid warfare. Mr Burnham confirmed he was also open to Germany joining the GCAP programme, an initiative between Britain,…

8 Oct, 12:36

Burnham: We Want to Bring the UK Closer to Europe

Andy Burnham speaking just now in Berlin alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “Obviously we meet today with a UK-EU summit looming towards the end of the year, and I am very committed to securing deeper cooperation as a result of this summit and seeing if we can bring the UK closer to Europe, particularly in…

8 Oct, 11:49