Andy Burnham says meeting with Trump "established a good connection" on trade, energy and immigration

At the UN General Assembly in New York, Andy Burnham met Donald Trump for the first time as UK prime minister in a 40-minute discussion covering trade, energy and immigration. Burnham gave a favorable account of their exchanges and said the meeting continued that progress. Trump said US-UK relations are stronger under Burnham than they were under Keir Starmer, whose ties with Trump had deteriorated after Britain declined to join the US war with Iran. Despite friendly remarks, the leaders differed over AI regulation and Britain’s plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including the Diego Garcia base, to Mauritius; Trump criticized the arrangement and suggested Burnham reconsider it.