At their first face-to-face meeting on 22 September in New York, President Trump told Prime Minister Andy Burnham he can work with him but criticized the UK's proposed Chagos Islands agreement with Mauritius as 'terrible.' By 23 September, UK officials believed the deal was on hold indefinitely.
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Trump Says He Can Do Business With Andy Burnham as Chagos Deal Faces Criticism
Donald Trump says he can do business with Andy Burnham at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, but criticises the "terrible" Chagos deal.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and President Trump held their first face-to-face meeting Sept. 22 in New York, discussing Ukraine, the Falkland Islands, trade, energy, immigration and the Middle East. Trump called Burnham a “natural business person” and said U.S.-UK relations were better than under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Burnham said the leaders had established a “good connection
The UK has proposed handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and paying to lease back an important military base.
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Unless the US president ‘changes his mind there will not be any progress’ on agreement with Mauritius over Diego Garcia The Chagos Islands deal is on hold for as long as Donald Trump objects to it, UK officials believe, with no immediate signs it can be adapted to suit the US president. After Trump savaged the three-way plan as “a terrible deal” during a meeting with Andy Burnham at the UN general
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