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Radio 4,12 Oct 2026,59 mins
Andy Burnham says would be "dereliction of duty" to turn down closer ties with EU
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PM Burnham tells Parliament the EU summit will be on November 20th. He says it would be a 'dereliction of duty' to turn down a closer relationship with the EU. Philip Rycroft, the former permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union, looks at options available. Also on PM: Met police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley on his drive to recruit a more diverse force, and his warning about the pressures on the criminal justice system. Correspondent Orla Guerin reports from the battleground in Yemen. Professor Jon Tongue on the row over the Loyalist march at Drumcree in Northern Ireland and art historian and former art dealer Bendor Grosvenor on museum mishaps after two items of Chinese porcelain are found smashed at the British Museum.
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