Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDavid HughesWednesday 23 September 2026 09:07 BSTBurnham urges Trump to manage the AI threatDonald Trump hailed Andy Burnham as “a great prime minister” and praised the UK’s “great patriotism” as the pair met face-to-face for the first time.Mr Trump added that the US-UK relationship is “more up” now that Mr Burnham is in post compared to when Sir Keir Starmer held the role. Meanwhile, Mr Burnham said he and Mr Trump “established a good connection in our early discussions and we’ve taken that further today”.Mr Trump said: “It's an honour to be with the prime minister, a great election win. I think he’s going to be a great prime minister … we’re with you all the way.” He added that Mr Burnham was “a natural businessman”.Speaking about the UK, Mr Trump added: “This is a country with great patriotism” and it was just “waiting for success”.However, Mr rump told Mr Burnham the UK’s agreement with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands was a “terrible deal” and “ridiculous”.In fullBurnham-Trump latest: PM in first face-to-face meeting with US president at UN general assemblyMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in