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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin at 10 Downing Street on Friday for their first official meeting since Burnham took office. Martin sees this encounter as a chance to reinforce the strong ties between the UK and Ireland, review progress made since the March summit in Cork, and bolster cooperation ahead of the 2027 summit. The discussion will also include sustaining the Good Friday Agreement, EU-related matters during Ireland’s current presidency, and international issues such as Ukraine, Gaza, and the Middle East.

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Mr. Martin, the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), will be the first international leader to visit No 10 North in Manchester on Friday. This historic meeting follows recent visits by Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in Liverpool and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Oxford.

The purpose of this visit is to strengthen the partnership between Ireland and the UK, focusing on areas such as trade, support for Ukraine, and adherence to the Good Friday Agreement. Mr. Burnham, who will host Mr. Martin at No 10 North, emphasized that both nations aim to improve people's lives in both countries.

Ahead of their meeting, they plan to discuss progress since the previous UK-Ireland summit held in Cork this March. Topics include Ireland’s EU presidency and upcoming international summits addressing Ukraine and other global issues. The leaders will also visit a local Irish community center post-meeting to engage with representatives from Greater Manchester's Irish community.

This comes after US President Donald Trump recently expressed interest in a united Ireland during his meeting with the Taoiseach in Dublin, though the specific details of Mr. Martin’s response or stance were not elaborated upon in these reports.

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“Both articles describe the meeting between Mr Burnham and Taoiseach Martin at No 10 North on Friday, as the first international leader visit to that location.”

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“The articles describe different meetings and statements made by leaders, one a joint press conference about leaving the UK and another an official meeting between Taoiseach and PM discussing bilateral relations.”

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“The articles describe different meetings between leaders, with Article A focusing on a summit of first ministers predicting UK breakup and Article B describing a meeting between the PM and Taoiseach to discuss bilateral relations.”

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“This meeting is an opportunity to assess progress across the programme since the most recent UK-Ireland summit in Cork in March, and to inject further momentum into our partnership as we look ahead to the 2027 summit to be hosted by the UK.”

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🔮 Mr Burnham will host Mr Martin at No 10 North on Friday, their first official visit since the Prime Minister took up office.

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

PM meeting an opportunity to inject momentum into partnership – Taoiseach · assertive framing

Mr Burnham will host Mr Martin at No 10 North on Friday, their first official visit since the Prime Minister took up office. asserted

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Speaking ahead of the meeting, the Taoiseach said it would reaffirm the “strength and importance of the relationship between our two countries”. asserted

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“This meeting is an opportunity to assess progress across the programme since the most recent UK-Ireland summit in Cork in March, and to inject further momentum into our partnership as we look ahead to the 2027 summit to be hosted by the UK.” asserted

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He added: “We will also discuss how best to work in partnership to sustain the overall success of the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts in the time ahead. asserted

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“Our discussions will also cover EU and international issues, including Ireland’s current presidency of the Council of the EU and the next EU-UK Summit, and the situation in Ukraine, Gaza and the Middle East more broadly.” asserted

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PM meeting an opportunity to inject momentum into partnership – Taoiseach

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