Berlin: Friedrich Merz welcomes Andy Burnham

Oct 8, 2026

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Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026; Federal Chancellery: Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andrew Andy Burnham Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137617
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026; Federal Chancellery: Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andrew Andy Burnham Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137616
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137611
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137610
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137609
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137608
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137607
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137606
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137598
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137596
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137595
Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Chancellor, photographed during a reception with military honors hosted by the British Prime Minister (not pictured) at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed during a reception with military honors at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
L R Friedrich Merz, CDU, Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed during a reception with military honors at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) for a one-on-one conversation on the terrace Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137615
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137576
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137529
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137500
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Chancellor, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137594
Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137580
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz poses for the cameras at the opening of the joint regional economic forum between Germany and the United Kingdom at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz poses for the cameras at the opening of the joint regional economic forum between Germany and the United Kingdom at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz poses for the cameras at the opening of the joint regional economic forum between Germany and the United Kingdom at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, delivering their opening remarks at the start of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, delivering their opening remarks at the start of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the opening of the joint regional economic forum at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany

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Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026; Federal Chancellery: Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andrew Andy Burnham Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137617

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026; Federal Chancellery: Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andrew Andy Burnham Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137616

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137611

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137610

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137609

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137608

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137607

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137606

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137598

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137596

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137595

Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Chancellor, photographed during a reception with military honors hosted by the British Prime Minister (not pictured) at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed during a reception with military honors at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

L R Friedrich Merz, CDU, Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed during a reception with military honors at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) for a one-on-one conversation on the terrace Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137615

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137576

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137529

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137500

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Chancellor, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

R. L. Friedrich Merz (CDU), Chancellor of Germany, and Andrew Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, photographed while attending the Regional Growth Forum at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026: The Federal Chancellery hosts a reception for British Prime Minister Andrew Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the welcome ceremony Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137594

Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026 Federal Chancellery Reception for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Andrew Andy Burnham at the reception with military honors Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_137580

Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz poses for the cameras at the opening of the joint regional economic forum between Germany and the United Kingdom at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany

Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz poses for the cameras at the opening of the joint regional economic forum between Germany and the United Kingdom at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany

Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham: Chancellor Friedrich Merz poses for the cameras at the opening of the joint regional economic forum between Germany and the United Kingdom at the Federal Chancellery, October 8, 2026, Berlin, Germany

Regional Economic Forum with Chancellor Merz and British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham Berlin, Berlin, Germany