Has Burnham proved he can handle Trump? - The Latest

伯恩姆是否已证明他能够应对特朗普?——最新消息

Today in Focus

2026-09-23

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Andy Burnham has navigated his way through a first high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump at the UN general assembly in New York. The prime minister’s aides were delighted with how the meeting went, as Trump praised the US-UK relationship and described Burnham as a ‘natural businessman’. The anticipated sticking points – the Chagos Islands, West Bank settlement sanctions and Ireland – appear not to have derailed the talks nor cast a shadow over the future relationship. Lucy Hough speaks to policy editor Kiran Stacey – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Being able to do a little bit of that easygoing, glad-hadding charm,

  • that definitely will suit him well in the international arena.

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  • We've had a lot of discussions.

  • Even before this meeting, we've spoken to each other numerous times on the phone.

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  • Andy Burnham, our relatively new prime minister, is well used to being out and about in the streets of Manchester.

  • But this is his first time being in a prime ministerial role in the corridors