Will Berlin help Britain rejoin the EU?

With conference season in the rear-view mirror, Andy Burnham jets off to Germany for his first European trip as PM - but how much do Anglo-German relations matter right now?

Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look ahead to his meeting with German chancellor Friedrich Merz as the countries attempt to align ambitions and maybe find an avenue to rejoin the EU.

Elsewhere, an MP gets in touch to ask whether the government is trying to curb transparency and scrutiny.