Andy Burnham is scrambling to revive his EU ‘reset’ today as Brussels plays hardball on trade and free movement.
The PM is set to meet his Irish counterpart Micheál Martin at so-called ‘No10 North’ in Manchester this morning.
The agenda will include the planned EU-UK summit – which has been delayed from July and now might not even happen before Christmas.
Meanwhile, Chancellor John Healey will join EU finance ministers in Dublin, where he will urge them not to shut the UK out of a protectionist ‘Made in Europe’ scheme.
Mr Burnham has told European leaders he has ‘ambitions’ for getting closer ties with
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