Trump and Burnham were considerably more at ease than under 'awkward' Starmer

The British Prime Minister sat down with the US president on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, at a time when relations between the two countries were facing several points of friction.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has had a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting. The two leaders met for over 40 minutes on Tuesday at the U.N. General

The US president appeared to torpedo the deal in his first face-to-face talks with the prime minister.

President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed bringing up the detention of Hong Kong tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai when the US leader meets China’s Xi Jinping later this week.

Andy Burnham will be frustrated if the Reform UK leader has more influence than the official ambassador, but his influence could prove to be crucial on the Falklands

Britain’s new (ish) prime minister will meet America’s president for the first time on Tuesday. The two leaders are set to speak for about half an hour on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Andy Burnham is expected to press Donald Trump to increase support for Ukraine, which has become a top priority of British foreign policy.