Trump says relations better with Burnham than Starmer after first face-to-face meeting

Trump says relations better with Burnham than Starmer after first face-to-face meeting

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-face meeting, the US president praised Burnham, who sat nervously alongside him, as a “natural busin

Sep 22, 2026

Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain met with President Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

Sep 22, 2026

Burnham expects to find 'common ground' with Trump in first meeting

In New York, the prime minister will also deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly expected to be focused on AI.

Sep 22, 2026

Trump says US-UK relations improving under Burnham compared to Starmer

President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that U.S. relations with the United Kingdom are improving under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, despite the president’s affection for his predecessor, Keir Starmer. Starmer resigned this past summer amid increasing public dissatisfaction. Under his leadership, the Labour Party suffered historic losses in both the 2025 and 2026 local elections. […]

Sep 22, 2026