Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 8, 2026 at 6:09 AM ET
Oct 8, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
Burnham to meet Germany's Merz on first European trip
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Andy Burnham is travelling to Germany for his first European trip as prime minister and is due to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine the meeting and the prospects for aligning British and German ambitions, including the question of Britain rejoining the EU.
WHO: Andy Burnham and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
WHAT: Burnham is travelling to Germany for a meeting with Merz.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM ET
WHERE: Germany
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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