# PM Burnham says UK must be 'bolder' in seeking closer EU ties

https://mins.news/en/item/30291

- Reuters, 2026-08-24 07:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/pm-burnham-says-uk-must-be-bolder-seeking-closer-eu-ties-2026-08-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8bf68321584f0001124819

> Prime Minister Andy Burnham told European Council President Antonio Costa that the UK should be more ambitious in pursuing closer relations with the European Union, his office said. Burnham pointed to a UK-EU summit planned for this year as an opportunity to advance that effort.

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