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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Andy Burnham targets migrant crisis ahead of Macron’s visit to No 10

Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron stand together, one with arms crossed, at an exhibition preview
Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron at a preview event for the Bayeux tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

Andy Burnham will begin the process of courting European leaders when he welcomes Emmanuel Macron as the first foreign head of state to visit him in Downing Street.

The prime minister will meet the French president at No 10 on Thursday as he looks to make inroads on a number of foreign policy objectives, including curbing irregular migration and sealing a new deal with the EU.

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