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Burnham calls for closer UK ties with the EU ahead of summit
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says ties with the EU are not good enough and wants closer cooperation.
He told lawmakers that simply keeping the current relationship would not be enough.
The two sides meet in Brussels on November 20 for a UK-EU summit.
Burnham hopes to move forward agreements on food and drink trade and emissions trading.
Migration is another key area where he wants deeper cooperation.
Britain left the EU in January 2020, and Burnham has recently raised the possibility of rejoining.
For now, he wants a successful summit outcome before a longer-term discussion, while saying the British public would have the final say.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for closer cooperation with the European Union ahead of an EU-UK summit.
He said maintaining the current relationship was not good enough and warned against turning away from closer ties.
The summit is due to take place in Brussels on 20 November.
Burnham said the sides should advance planned agreements on food and drink trade and emissions trading.
He also identified migration as a central summit issue and said cooperation on it should deepen.
- Who
- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the European Union.
- What
- Burnham called for closer cooperation and progress on planned agreements.
- When
- Ahead of the EU-UK summit on 20 November.
- Where
- The summit is due to take place in Brussels.
- Why
- Burnham said the current relationship was not good enough and that turning away from closer cooperation would be a serious failure of duty.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The United Kingdom left the European Union.
The EU-UK summit is due to take place in Brussels.
- Summit date
- 20 November
- Summit location
- Brussels
- Planned agreement areas
- Food and drink trade; emissions trading
- Central summit issue
- Migration
- UK departure from EU
- January 2020
What people are saying
the status quo is not good enough
it would be a serious failure of duty to turn away
Sources
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