# Macron to hold first talks with UK’s Burnham after viewing Bayeux Tapestry in London

https://mins.news/en/item/43241

- France 24, 2026-09-03 06:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260903-macron-to-hold-first-talks-with-uk-s-burnham-after-viewing-bayeux-tapestry-in-london

> French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham are due to hold their first talks on Thursday. They met the previous day at the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, with Channel migrant crossings and the war in Ukraine expected on the agenda.

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