Burnham cosies up to EU leaders fuelling Brexit betrayal fears
Andy Burnham is jetting in to meet European leaders later today in Dublin, fresh from lecturing the world on net zero at a sun-soaked climate summit in Turkey.
TL;DR
- Downing Street defends the Prime Minister's trips for climate and political summits.
- The climate crisis is considered an urgent and immediate threat requiring international cooperation.
- The Prime Minister's attendance at the European Political Community meeting aims to make progress on issues like Ukraine.
- Ireland's premier welcomed heads of state to the European Political Community summit in Dublin.
- Various European leaders arrived in Dublin for the summit, with more expected.
- Downing Street affirmed that attending the Cop summit and delivering a speech was a good use of time.