# Burnham sets trade, migration and energy priorities for UK-EU summit

Date: 2026

EUobserver reported on 12 October 2026 that UK Prime Minister [Andy Burnham](/people/andy-burnham) set priorities for the 20 November summit with [Ursula von der Leyen](/people/energy-ursula-von-der-leyen) and Antonio Costa in Brussels, saying the post-Brexit status quo was not good enough. His agenda included a food and drink trade arrangement, emissions-trading cooperation, closer energy-system links, a youth experience scheme and deeper immigration and law-enforcement cooperation. The fact records the reported agenda-setting; it does not claim the EU has agreed those outcomes.

## Sources

- https://euobserver.com/242451/burnham-to-prioritise-trade-and-migration-at-uk-eu-summit-after-accusing-russia-of-meddling-in-brexit-referendum/

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