Trump praises Burnham as 'natural business person' after first meeting

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US President Donald Trump praised British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as a "natural business person" after their first face-to-face meeting on Tuesday, which Burnham's team called smooth. The two leaders met for about 40 minutes on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, finding common ground on cost-of-living pressures, Middle East conflict, and reindustrialisation. Trump criticised Britain's Chagos Islands sovereignty deal, calling it "terrible." Burnham said he inherited the Chagos issue and would work with US partners on a resolution. He also pledged to "stand firm" on Falkland Islands self-determination, while turning his UN focus to promoting AI as a path to British stability.


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