Episode

Burnham's German plan: Why Britain's new PM is looking to Europe

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DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics

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Jul 22, 2026

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2484

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Summary

Brexit was supposed to pull Britain away from Europe. Yet 10 years on, Britain's new prime minister is championing ideas that look strikingly familiar to Germans – ideas which Berlin itself is starting to question. This Berlin Briefing deciphers the similarities between Andy Burnham and Germany‘s chancellor; how London may say goodbye to the Westminster System; and what it all means for NATO