Andy Burnham says Britain can "draw a line under the last decade" after EU-exit disruption

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a former Manchester mayor who took office in July, is heading to New York for his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Talking with reporters on the trip, Burnham said Britain could look ahead with hope after a decade of disruption that followed its 2016 vote to leave the European Union, a period he suggested involved outside attempts to twist facts and sway British democracy. He said his Labour government wants tighter EU relations without reversing that departure, and hinted he could go further by the next national election, due by 2029. He plans to stress hope in his UN address despite worldwide instability.