Skip to content All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, right, greets Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin inside Heron House, the base of the government's Number 10 North (AP) Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin became the first international leader to visit No 10 North, where he met Prime Minister Andy Burnham to discuss strengthening bilateral and UK-EU relations. Andy Burnham highlighted the crucial nature of the UK-Ireland partnership, noting their shared responsibility as co-custodians of the Good Friday Agreement ahead of its 30th anniversary next year. With Ireland holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union, both leaders expressed a mutual desire to deepen ties between the UK and the EU ahead of a scheduled UK-EU summit later this year.
Micheál Martin praised Andy Burnham's leadership and commitment to international justice, particularly commending the UK's updated stance and sanctions regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. The meeting occurred shortly after US President Donald Trump generated widespread headlines during a Dublin visit by expressing support for a united Ireland. In full Burnham pushes for ‘deeper relationship’ with EU in No 10 North talks with Ireland’s Martin More bulletins Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in
Source: The Independent
