Burnham, Macron talk border security and stronger Europe-UK ties

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed shared challenges in his first official meeting with the French president.Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron have held talks about migration, the war in Ukraine and trade during an official meeting in London.The talks, held at Burnham’s Downing Street office on Thursday, marked the first time the prime minister has hosted a European leader since taking over the reins from former Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on July 20.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK PM Burnham vows to be ‘relentless’ on Channel migrant crossingslist 2 of 3More than 150 people rescued in English Channel after boat catches firelist 3 of 3Record 230 people reach UK on single boat after crossing English Channelend of listBurnham and Macron discussed shared challenges, including small boat crossings and the “emerging use of mega dinghies” transporting undocumented migrants and asylum seekers to England’s south coast, according to a United Kingdom government press release.Downing Street said the UK saw the lowest number of small boat arrivals since 2020, but “the government will not sto...