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Burnham uses Berlin visit to prepare ground for November EU summit

The Prime Minister ratified the Kensington Treaty with Friedrich Merz, launched a joint security partnership and said Britain was open to Germany joining the GCAP fighter programme, days after telling Labour conference Brexit had done “more harm than good”.

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