Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
5
Politics
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham will hold talks on tackling cyber-security threats and sabotage with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday.
Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.
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operation → publish → Germany
Intelligence services in both countries have warned of rising threats, including last month when Germany accused Russia of launching a drone fitted with explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
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Germany → warn → Airport
The Berlin talks come days after Burnham told the Labour Party's conference he wanted to set out options for a closer relationship with the EU later this year, including the prospect of eventually rejoining the bloc.
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he → come → bloc
A German government spokesman has said any future in-out referendum would be primarily a question for Britain, but that Berlin supports stronger ties between the UK and the EU.
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Berlin → say → UK
Burnham is set to be greeted with military honours at the German capital's Chancellery ahead of his first face-to-face meeting with the chancellor.
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Burnham → set → chancellor
On Thursday, the two leaders will formally ratify the 2025 Kensington Treaty, a partnership committing both countries to tackle hostile activity through deeper cooperation on science, technology, defence, security and growth.
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leaders → ratify → science
Speaking ahead of the visit, Burnham said the UK and Germany were "joining forces to find, expose and disrupt" threats.
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UK → speak → threats
He continued: "Attacks on our infrastructure, our businesses and our democracies are not a distant threat.
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Attacks → continue → infrastructure
"They reach into people's homes and workplaces, and they are designed to make us weaker and more divided."
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us → reach → homes
The talks come during a period in which Merz's own political future has come under intense scrutiny.
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future → come → scrutiny
Burnham replaced Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in July after the former leader was forced out by his own MPs just two years after winning a landslide election victory.
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leader → replace → victory
Similarly, Merz has faced persistent rumours he could be replaced by his party due to his poor approval ratings and following setbacks in regional elections.
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he → face → elections
Although the chancellor appears to have overcome an immediate crisis in his leadership, questions remain over his future.
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questions → appear → future
The security talks also come in a week when questions have been raised about Germany's reliability as an intelligence partner, following the bombshell arrest of a former spy chief on suspicion of espionage.
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questions → come → espionage
August Hanning has been accused of espionage, treason and obtaining classified information for a foreign power, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office says.
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Office → accuse → power
He ran the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005 and has since been working as a private consultant.
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He → run → consultant
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It → deliver → inbox
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