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Burnham Committed to Deeper EU Cooperation, He Tells Merz – Europe Live
Burnham and Merz ratified a security pact and discussed closer trade ties as London weighs EU alignment on tariffs and defence support.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Berlin to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, ratifying the Kensington Treaty and preparing for a November 20 summit with Brussels on closer European ties.
- Burnham told the Labour Party conference that Brexit had done "more harm than good," yet remains bound by the 2024 manifesto ruling out the single market and customs union until 2029.
- British officials are weighing higher tariffs on Chinese electric cars to align with the bloc, though London fears the European Commission's "made in Europe" industrial plans could lock British firms out of subsidies.
- French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro welcomed the shift, while Reform deputy leader Richard Tice accused the Prime Minister of trying to "sneak us back into Brussels via the back door."
- A Survation poll found 55 per cent of voters would choose to rejoin the European Union, yet Brussels officials cautioned that a change of tone is not the same as a change of substance.
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Germany and the UK have ratified this Thursday in Berlin the Kensington Treaty, which expands cooperation in security and defence, economics, research and...
·Madrid, Spain
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Shortly before the summit between the UK and the EU, the new British Prime Minister is travelling to Germany. Burnham wants to promote his Europe plan at Merz – but the Chancellor is a great condition.
·Berlin, Germany
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