British Prime Minister Andy Burnham held meetings with President Trump and other world leaders at the UN General Assembly on September 22–23, 2026, addressing foreign policy priorities including AI threats and Middle East conflict. He invoked the Falkland Islands' sovereignty in his UN speech, calling Argentina's claim 'a threat to the rule of law.'
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Andy Burnham sought to show progress on growing list of foreign policy dilemmas, from AI threats to the expanding conflict in the Middle East, as the new British prime minister prepared for a crucial first meeting with US President Donald Trump.
NEW YORK, Sept 22 - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday he and US President Donald Trump had \"established a good connection in our early discussions\" despite their differences on some foreign policy issues as they met for the first time in New York.
US president says British PM has a ‘lot of assets on his side’ as pair meet at UN in New York UK politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has praised Andy Burnham as a “natural businessman” and said the relationship is “more up” than under Keir Starmer. But he berated the UK for its decision to give up the Chagos Islands. In their first face-to-face meeting, Trump gave a warm assessment of the
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 - Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out Britain's position on the Falkland Islands during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying he would stand firm in the face of any threats.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday that he raised the question of the Falklands with US President Donald Trump during their first meeting, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. "The Falklands we mentioned. And you were good enough to listen to us on those issues," he told reporters. Trump made no public response on the archipelago.
Turkish President Erdogan met UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at UN headquarters in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly. The leaders discussed Türkiye–UK relations, regional issues and global developments.
US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including regulation of artificial intelligence, the Chagos islands and the war in Iran. At their first face-to-
"I think that a settlement is going to be reached," Trump said after a meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
UK — Trump highlights stronger US-UK ties with Burnham compared to Starmer during first meeting #Trump #From #UK #Burnham #News During his first face-to-face meeting with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in New York, US President Donald Trump expressed confidence in the UK-US relationship under Burnham’s leadership. Trump claime… · Photo : AFGE · CC BY · Flickr
NEW YORK, Sept 22 - US President Donald Trump will meet Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez later on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, their first meeting since American forces captured then-President Nicolas Maduro in a January raid.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stan... CAMPAIGNERS have challenged Andy Burnham to stand up to Donald Trump when the British Prime Minister meets the US president for the first time today.The meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN ...
In today’s newsletter: The PM’s first face‑to‑face with the US president marks a fragile reset Good morning. In the early hours of Tuesday a plane carrying Andy Burnham, a handful of UK ministers, an excited group of British political journalists, and Burnham’s wife, Marie France, landed at a New York airport for one of Burnham’s first major outings as prime minister: a face-to-face meeting with
U S President Donald Trump hailed Andy Burnham on Tuesday as a "natural business person" at what the new British leader's team described as a smooth first face-to-face meeting. After days of preparation for the Trump meeting, Burnham emerged relatively unscathed, with the US leader only taking issue with what he called a "terrible deal" to cede sovereignty of the Cha gos Islands, home to a US-Bri
📰 UK to review Chagos Islands deal after Trump's latest criticism Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after US president told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible". Source: BBC News | Read story 💬 What is your take on this story? #PoliticsFeed #Streeting #Trump Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after US president told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible
A few immediate thoughts on Andy Burnham’s UN announcement about a new UK National Centre for Information Defence (1/6) www.gov.uk/government/s... #infodefence: Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly last night.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... That's worrying. What Trump says is usually the opposite of the truth. US president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at Starmer
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham placed the Falklands among the challenges to the rule of law in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered on Tuesday evening in New York, setting them in the same sentence as Russia.
Donald Trump praised Andy Burnham as a “natural businessperson” and said that UK-US relations are “more up” now than they were under Keir Starmer, after the pair met for the first time on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York yesterday. Burnham agreed to review Britain’s Chagos Islands deal after Trump described it as “terrible”, and also announced plans for a new UK centre to “stem
Speaking before the General Assembly, he British Prime Minister defended the ‘rights of British territories to remain British’ La entrada Andy Burnham calls Argentine claim on Malvinas ‘a threat’ in UN speech se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
Having satisfied the party membership and erstwhile Labour voters over Israel, Andy Burnham may find it harder to do so over his meeting with Donald Trump. Having satisfied the party membership and erstwhile Labour voters over Israel, Andy Burnham may find it harder to do so over his meeting with Donald Trump.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Definitely not Miss Congenitality. At the UN general assembly the British prime minister promised to crack down on misinformation ahead of his meeting with the US president
www.politico.eu/article/andy... Britain’s newbie prime minister got through an hour with the U.S. president mostly unscathed. But the immediate differences were on show more than with Keir Starmer.
Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernandez on Thursday fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting on Latin America’s security led by US President Donald Trump without telling her. Fernandez said she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York, and that Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar’s failure to consult her caused “great st