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Trump Praises UK PM Burnham, Slams Chagos Islands Deal

timesnownews.com — September 23, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC

US President Donald Trump praised UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham after their first meeting, calling him a "natural business person," but criticized Britain's Chagos Islands sovereignty transfer to Mauritius as a "terrible deal." Trump and Burnham met for about 40 minutes at the UN General Assembly, discussing trade, energy, and immigration. Trump said US-UK relations were improving under Burnham, who inherited the Chagos agreement worth £3.4 billion and said a resolution was needed to safeguard the Diego Garcia military base. Burnham also raised Falkland Islands sovereignty and US tariffs on a northeast England factory. The leaders disagreed on AI regulation, with Burnham favoring international rules and Trump rejecting a "globalist scheme." Burnham is set to address the UN General Assembly.

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