Manchester to host world leaders at G20 summit in 2027

World leaders, including Donald Trump, will head to Manchester next year for the G20 leaders' summit.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who is the former mayor of Greater Manchester, said he was "really pleased" he would be welcoming the US president to the city.

The G20 summit, an annual gathering of the world's biggest economies, will take place on 27 and 28 November 2027 at the Manchester Central Convention Centre. It will be the largest summit ever held in the city.

Manchester was chosen earlier this year, prior to Burnham becoming prime minister. Downing Street said preparations will now step up, with hundreds of local people expected to be involved.

In June, as it looked likely Burnham would become prime minister, Trump called him "the mayor of a town" .

Burnham told reporters that in the first phone call between the pair, he told the president: "Manchester isn't 'some town'…this is Manchester". He said the "right thing to do" was to laugh about it and "move beyond it".

When he was mayor, Burnham told the Manchester Evening News , external that he "wouldn't welcome" a visit from the American president.

But on his way to New York, where he will meet Trump for the first time on Tuesday, he said "politicians say things throughout their career, but now the important thing is to focus on the moment you are in".