Andy Burnham

Europe News

'Switzerland plus' deal option for UK-EU ties, senior MEP says

Bernd Lange's comments come as the Brexit debate has once again reignited across the UK after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for the country to readdress its relationship with Brussels.

16 October 2026

Economy

UK economy unexpectedly grows despite fall in consumer spending

Britain's economy grew unexpectedly in August, official data showed on Thursday, in a boost to Finance Minister John Healey ahead of the Labour government's budget update this month.

15 October 2026

Europe News

Russia remains 'aggressor number one,' UK's MI5 spy agency chief warns

Ken McCallum said the ramp up in alleged Russian hybrid attacks across Europe had come as Russia's military progress in Ukraine was "minimal and horrifically costly."

13 October 2026

Europe News

UK PM Burnham says 'status quo' with EU 'not good enough'

Burnham has repeatedly signalled his intention to move the UK closer to the EU since taking office in July and recently said reentering the bloc was one of a number of options for the country moving forward.

12 October 2026

Europe News

UK PM Andy Burnham meets with Merz in Berlin in first official visit

Burnham's meeting with Merz comes amid increasing warnings of hybrid threats in Europe and follows a drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport in August - which Berlin has accused Russia of orchestrating.

8 October 2026

Europe Today

UK’s exclusion from ‘Made in EU’ would ‘weaken’ Europe, minister warns

Hamish Falconer, the UK’s chief negotiator with Brussels, warns that excluding Britain from the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ industrial policy risks fracturing the common industrial base and making Europe ‘weaker’.

8 October 2026

Europe News

Burnham is rethinking the UK’s ties with the EU. What are his options?

Burnham’s decision to put the prospect of EU membership back on the table has caught attention in Brussels. But any attempt to unpick Brexit could come with conditions and difficult trade-offs.

2 October 2026

Sport

Manchester City not 'above the rules', says Downing Street

After PM Andy Burnham's - a former mayor of Greater Manchester - admission of his fears that the club's owners might leave because of the investigation into 'creative book-keeping', his spokesperson has issued a clarification.

1 October 2026

Europe News

Burnham: 'Strong indications' Iran played part in UK airbase scare

Tehran has rejected any involvement in Sunday's incident at the US-used airbase, where police found petrol but no explosives and five suspects have been released on bail.

30 September 2026

Europe News

UK's Burnham floats going ‘all the way’ and rejoining the EU

The British Prime Minister has said he will weigh a “range of options” for the future relationship with the European Union, including the prospect of rejoining the bloc.

30 September 2026

Europe News

UK PM Burnham to lay out 'options' for EU relations later this year

The country's divisive 2016 vote to leave the EU has once again been thrust under the spotlight this year amid mounting calls from leading Labour figures for Britain to re-enter the bloc.

29 September 2026

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Northern Ireland: 2,000 protesters block disputed Portadown march

Thousands of protesters blocked a road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on 27 September, in an attempt to stop an Orange Order parade from entering the mainly Catholic and nationalist Garvaghy Road area.

27 September 2026

USA

Burnham touts 'good connection' with Trump as pair meet in New York

Trump remained polite and friendly throughout a news conference following his meeting with Burnham, offering largely diplomatic answers to potential flashpoint topics.

22 September 2026

Europe News

British PM Burnham declines to rule out rejoining EU

The divisive nature of the 2016 Brexit vote has proved tricky to shake off for many in the UK, and the debate has once more been thrust under the spotlight this year.

22 September 2026

Europe News

Burnham to raise ‘Made in Europe’ concerns with von der Leyen

Andy Burnham has said he wants to prevent “collateral damage” to British industry from EU plans to give European companies priority in public procurement.

22 September 2026

World News

Andy Burnham to meet Trump for the first time at the UN in New York

Previously, as the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham had said Trump was not welcome in the city and that he would refuse to meet him.

22 September 2026