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Trump praises Burnham despite tensions over AI, Chagos Islands and Iran
PoliticsThe Guardian

Trump praises Burnham despite tensions over AI, Chagos Islands and Iran

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 businessperson”, saying he thought he had “lots of assets on his side” and would be a “great” prime minister. Continue reading...

Donald Trump praises ‘natural businessperson’ Andy Burnham after first meeting
PoliticsThe Guardian

Donald Trump praises ‘natural businessperson’ Andy Burnham after first meeting

US president says British PM has a ‘lot of assets on his side’ as pair meet at UN in New York Donald Trump has praised Andy Burnham as a “natural businessperson” and said the UK was “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 relationship, saying he thought Burnham had a “lot of assets on his side” and would be a “great prime minister”, adding: “We talked about everything from Rolls-Royce to energy to immigration – we covered a lot.” Continue reading...

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