Relations between the US and the UK are “more up” now that Andy Burnham is prime minister than when Sir Keir Starmer held the role, Donald Trump has claimed.
MrTrump hailed Mr Burnham as “a great prime minister” when the pair met face-to-face for the first time, and the much-anticipated session involving two leaders who could hardly be more different was largely a positive exchange.
But the US leader slammed the UK’s “ridiculous” deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, branding it a “terrible deal”.
Mr Burnham later said the UK would work hard to find a resolution to the row over the deal.
Answering questions after their private talks on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the prime minister said he and Mr Trump had discussed the Falklands, Ukraine, immigration and more.
But the pair could be on a collision course over AI. The US president said the US totally rejected any attempt to construct a global scheme to control the technology, but minutes later Mr Burnham branded it “one of the biggest challenges we all face”.
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Key Points
- Trump says he's honoured to meet 'great prime minister'
- US president dubs UK Chagos deal 'ridiculous' in Burnham meeting
- Burnham brands AI 'one of our biggest challenges'
- Trump and prime minister discuss Falklands, Ukraine and immigration
- Tax rises 'virtually inevitable' as government borrowing soars
- Analysis: Nervous Burnham will be pleased with impromptu press conference
Burnham recruits Australian PM to 'Everton world leaders supporters club'
23:30 , Jane DaltonAndy Burnham said he had recruited Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese to his Everton “world leaders supporters club” when the two men met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
The Australian premier said Mr Burnham had agreed in return to support Mr Albanese’s beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team.
“We did a deal. I proclaim myself in front of the Australian media a South Sydney Rabbitohs fan,” Burnham said.
He said the added condition was that Albanese might become a Leigh Leopards supporter as well.
Mr Burnham praised Mr Albanese’s leadership through Australia’s social media ban.
Burnham promises Ukraine more financial aid
22:40 , Jane DaltonAndy Burnham promised further financial support to help Ukraine bolster its infrastructure and said he had lobbied Donald Trump to press for an energy ceasefire with Russia as he met president Volodymyr Zelensky.
The two leaders greeted each other warmly at the UN general assembly in New York.
Mr Burnham said on his recent visit to Ukraine he had been struck by much of what he had seen, saying Zelensky’s “personal care” for the people of Ukraine would “always stay with me”.
The PM said he had used every meeting with world leaders in New York to lobby for support for Ukraine and was working with partners to “help you with a solution” on air defence, adding there were “innovative new solutions coming from UK companies” which were smaller and “much more low cost, which may be helpful”.
He said: “We will make a contribution around energy infrastructure, but there'll be a further contribution that we will finalise in the coming weeks.”
Mr Zelensky thanked the PM and the whole of the UK, describing it as a “great nation” and adding: “We have strong and very warm relations between our people. This is important.” He said the UK had always been “on our side” even when others were not.
Opinion: Burnham couldn’t have asked for a better meeting with Donald Trump
21:50 , Jane DaltonBy chief political commentator John Rentoul:
Andy Burnham couldn’t have asked for a better meeting with Donald Trump
We'll work on solution to Chagos row, Burnham promises
21:11 , Jane DaltonBritain will work hard to resolve a disagreement over the Chagos Islands deal, Andy Burnham has said after Donald Trump branded it a “terrible” agreement.
Under the deal, Britain would hand over the Indian Ocean island chain to Mauritius, while retaining control of the joint UK-US military base on the largest island – Diego Garcia – through the £3.4 billion agreement.
Mr Trump, who has raised concerns about the security implications of the deal, said it was “ridiculous” and described the base as “a very important piece of real estate, militarily and strategically”.
Mr Burnham was asked whether the president’s remarks meant the deal was now dead in the water.
He replied: “Well, obviously, I’ve inherited the situation, and we need a resolution.
“It’s critical to safeguard the future of the base, and that matters to us for security reasons, but also clearly to the United States as well.
“So what I said in the meeting is that we will work to find that resolution between the different sides, and we’ll work hard to find it.
“It was clear that we need to come to that agreement, but I’m confident we can find it working with our US partners.”
Burnham vows to stand firm over threats to Falkland Islands
21:00 , Jane DaltonPrime minister Andy Burnham has said the UK will stand firm in the face of any threats to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands after Argentina’s president Javier Milei escalated tensions over the South Atlantic archipelago.
Mr Trump suggested earlier this month that he would not back Britain if Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
Burnham and Trump disagree over AI
20:25 , Jane DaltonDonald Trump and Andy Burnham could be set to clash over artificial intelligence after giving expressing contrasting views on it within minutes of each other.
The prime minister told business chiefs he wanted a “single set of global principles and standards” to guard against rogue AI, and branded it “one of the biggest challenges we all face”.
He said said he wanted to unlock the potential of AI while guarding against the risks, and that the issue would be the main focus of the UK’s presidency of the G20.
He pledged he would ensure AI was harnessed to make Britain safer.
But Mr Trump, in his UN general assembly speech, said the US totally rejected any attempt to construct a global scheme to control the technology.
He told delegates he was renaming it “super-intelligence”.
US-UK relationship ‘more up’ with Burnham than Starmer, Trump claims
19:30 , Dan HaygarthRelations between the US and the UK are “more up” now that Andy Burnham is prime minister than when Sir Keir Starmer held the role, Donald Trump has claimed.
The US president made the remarks in his first face-to-face meeting with Mr Burnham on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
During the meeting, Mr Burnham claimed he had “established a good connection” with Mr Trump, adding that the pair had “taken that further today” as they discussed trade, energy and immigration among other topics.
In his UN debut, the Makerfield MP also stressed that Britain has a “positive story” to tell about itself, in an attempt to draw a line under 10 years of post-Brexit turbulence.
As he took questions from reporters, Mr Trump disagreed that relations between America and Britain had become strained, telling them: “No, I think they are up.”
He added: “They are more now than they were with your last prime minister, let me put it that way.”
Relations between Mr Trump and Sir Keir grew increasingly strained earlier this year when the former prime minister refused to involve Britain in the US war with Iran.
The president praised Mr Burnham as a “natural business person” based on their exchanges over the phone.
He added: “I think right now, based on my relationship with your prime minister, Andy, I think we’re doing very well.”
Analysis: How did Andy Burnham fare in his first meeting with Donald Trump?
19:15 , Kate DevlinTrump praises Burnham's Makerfield win
18:57 , Dan HaygarthAndy Burnham joked about Mr Trump referring to Manchester as a “town” when the US president was first asked about the prime minister’s rise to power.
“I don’t hold it against you as the former mayor,” Mr Burnham said.
The US president opened the meeting by praising the prime minister’s “great election win” in the Makerfield by-election.
He continued: “That was a big one, and I think he’s going to be a great prime minister. I think he’s got a lot of assets on his side.
“And we talked about everything from Rolls-Royce to energy to immigration – we covered a lot.”
Mr Trump added: “It’s a really special country and we are with you all the way Mr prime minister.”
Watch: Trump hits out at UK's 'terrible' Chagos deal
18:40 , Jane DaltonTrump and I have good connection, Burnham insists
18:30 , Jane DaltonMr Burnham said he and US president Donald Trump had "established a good connection in our early discussions" as they met in New York for the first time.
"We really appreciate that this relationship matters so much to us and we we'll build on that relationship," Burnham said.
Watch: US president praises ‘natural businessman’ Burnham
18:19 , Jane DaltonTrump says UK-US relations better than under Starmer
18:17 , Jane DaltonDonald Trump said relations between the UK and US were “more up” than they were under Sir Keir Starmer.
Responding to a question on fluctuating relations between London and Washington, the US president told the press after a bilateral meeting at the UN in New York: “I think you’re up. Well they’re more now than they were with your last prime minister, let me put it that way.”
Mr Trump said the deal over Rolls-Royce was a “deal that nobody else could make”.
He continued: “We made sure that Rolls-Royce was being properly taken care of. We didn’t force them to do things like build the Rolls-Royces in Brooklyn, New York. We didn’t do that.”
He added: “I think right now, based on my relationship with your Prime Minister, Andy, I think we’re doing very well.”
Analysis: Nervous Burnham will be pleased with that impromptu press conference
18:16 , Joe MiddletonWhitehall Editor Kate Devlin reporting from New York:
For a man who said on the plane to New York that he was looking forward to his meeting with President Trump, Andy Burnham looked extremely nervous.
Sitting awkwardly back in his chair, gripping his hands together, at times his eyebrows reached skywards as Trump began his answers.
But overall he will be pleased with what turned into an impromptu press conference at the end of the first meeting between the two men.
President Trump said the PM was a man he could do business with.He said Britain was a country that was “waiting for success… (and) good leadership”.And asked about the special relationship he said it was better than “with your last prime minister”.
Overall though it appeared as though it was Donald Trump who was in control, perhaps because he is a US leader struggling for friends in Europe.
Trump slates UK Chagos Islands deal as 'ridiculous' in Burnham meeting
18:15 , Jane DaltonDonald Trump has branded the UK’s agreement with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands “a terrible deal” and “ridiculous”.
The US president, answering questions alongside Andy Burnham, said: “I don’t support it. I think it’s a terrible deal.
“They all of a sudden say they have ownership, somebody has ownership that never showed up before after decades and centuries. I think it’s ridiculous.”
He said the islands were strategically very important.
“It’s amazing how strategic it is, and I think the Prime Minister is going to be looking at it. It’s very strategic location.”
“It’s a very important piece of real estate, militarily and strategically.”
Trump says he's honoured to meet 'great prime minister'
17:54 , Jane DaltonMr 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.”
And he said Mr Burnham was “a natural businessman”.
Trump hails UK 'patriotism'
17:53 , Kate Devlin in New York“This is a country with great patriotism,” Mr Trump has said of the UK.
He said it was just “waiting for success”.
Burnham and Trump discuss Falklands, Ukraine and immigration
17:51 , Kate Devlin in New YorkAndy Burnham has said he and Mr Trump discussed the Falklands, Ukraine, immigration and more.
He welcomed Trump’s statement that progress is possible on peace for Ukraine.
Pictured: Burnham-Trump meeting
17:49 , Jane DaltonBurnham tells Trump: We're ready to play our part in Middle East
17:48 , Jane DaltonAndy Burnham says he has established a good relationship with Donald Trump, and told the president: “We are ready to play our part in the Middle East.”
Burnham reminded of 2021 dismissal of Trump
17:35 , Jane DaltonAt least one social-media user has reminded Andy Burnham of a tweet he posted in 2021, which read: “Any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now.”
Any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now.
— Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) January 6, 2021
Burnham’s Trump meeting under way
17:18 , Kate Devlin in New YorkWhitehall Editor Kate Devlin reporting from New York:
The two world leaders are currently meeting in the United Nations building in New York.
It had been expected that they would make some opening remarks to the media before continuing their chat in private. But that plan has changed.
We are now expecting that they will come out and make some closing remarks after the meeting ends.
The body language between them after almost 30 minutes of discussion will be fascinating.
Burnham and Trump set for collision course over AI
17:17 , Jane DaltonAndy Burnham has told business chiefs he wants a “single set of global principles and standards” to guard against rogue artificial intelligence (AI).
The Prime Minister said the issue would be the main focus of the UK’s presidency of the G20.
This approach could set him on a collision course with Donald Trump, who said the US “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme” to control the rapidly developing technology.
Speaking at an event while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Burnham said he wanted to unlock the potential of AI while guarding against the risks.
Burnham brands AI 'one of our biggest challenges'
17:10 , Jane DaltonAndy Burnham has branded AI “one of the biggest challenges we all face” minutes after Donald Trump tried to rename it “super-intelligence” - potentially putting the two on a collision course.
The prime minister said he was at the UN to try to deliver for people back in the UK.
He pledged he would ensure AI was harnessed to make Britain safer.
This is why I'm in New York. pic.twitter.com/jkTjI5MPNK
— Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) September 22, 2026
Watch: Behind the scenes as Burnham prepares to meet Trump
16:39 , Jane DaltonTrump tries to rename AI 'super-intelligence'
16:19 , Jane DaltonDonald Trump has rejected any effort to establish an international scheme to control artificial intelligence, which he said he wants to rename “super-intelligence”.
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, the US leader said: “The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, here and after officially called super-intelligence.
“Changing the name in that the use of the word artificial makes intelligence fake. It makes it sound fake, and it is not fake. It’s actually amazing, but we have to be careful.
“In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term ‘super’ as opposed to ‘artificial’. So it’s super-intelligence.”
While he said that “every major new technology brings challenges, and super- intelligence is no exception”, he likened those “who said we’ll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming” to those who “are now saying that AI is going to kill us all”.
Watch live: Trump's UN speech
15:50 , Jane DaltonGrowth everywhere plan could waste taxpayer cash, ex-Burnham aide warns
15:05 , Jane DaltonThe Prime Minister’s bid to boost growth in every postcode could waste taxpayers’ money and be described as a “weird cousin” of Boris Johnson’s attempt at levelling up the country, a former adviser to Andy Burnham has warned.
Lord Jim O’Neill questioned the credibility of a pledge that is central to Mr Burnham’s political project, adding a national perspective and addressing slower growth in London should be prioritised.
Speaking to the Centre for Cities think tank, Lord O’Neill said: “I’m not a huge fan personally of the growth in every postcode.
“As I’ve actually said to them privately recently, the best way of getting growth in every postcode is to get 10-year UK gilt yields down by 150 basis points, which would be reflected in obviously mortgage rates significantly.
“So anybody borrowing money for a house or a mortgage repayment anywhere would benefit.”
Lord O’Neill said the strategy could create political questions that Labour might not want to face.
Details of the plans will be set out in a white paper, and the October Budget is expected to provide clarity on what the approach will be.
Burnham vows to settle Chagos row with Mauritius
14:45 , Jane Dalton
Burnham vows to find Chagos Islands resolution with Mauritius
Watch live: Trump's UN speech
14:22 , Jane DaltonWatch The Independent’s live feed as President Trump’s speech to the UN is awaited.
Tax rises 'virtually inevitable' as government borrowing soars
13:24 , Jane DaltonTax rises are “virtually inevitable”, economists say, after government borrowing rose in August to the second-highest level for the month on record.
Official figures also showed the Treasury had borrowed £8bn more than expected so far this year.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the deficit between tax receipts and spending stood at £18.3bn last month, £3.5bn higher than expected.
It means chancellor John Healey has borrowed £77.3bn so far this financial year, which is £8.1bn more than forecast.
Emma Reynolds, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, warned of “tough decisions” in Mr Healey’s Budget on 28 October.
Philip Shaw, an economist at Investec, told The Telegraph: “We suspect that some tax increases are virtually inevitable.”
Thomas Pugh, chief economist at RSM UK, said: “The jump in borrowing in August compared to last year sets the stage for what is likely to be a much trickier budget than Burnham or Healey anticipated when they came to power just a few months ago.
“Another round of tax rises in October now looks inevitable.”
After the fun comes preparation for business
13:10 , Kate Devlin in New YorkAndy Burnham has had a fun morning here in New York. He has already been presented with socks decorated with a picture of his face, the Manchester skyline and the New York skyline.
Now he is off to a business roundtable as he bangs the drum for investing in the UK.
But the real test is later when he comes face-to- face with Donald Trump for the first time.
Yesterday on the plane from the UK he seemed relaxed about the prospect and said he was looking forward to it.
But President Trump has upended many world leaders in the past.
Entrepreneur gives Burnham socks emblazoned with his face
12:58 , Nicole Wootton-CaneAndy Burnham was presented with a rather unusual gift of a pair of socks emblazoned with a cartoon of his face as he met an entrepreneur in New York’s Central Park.
The prime minister laughed and said “I don’t know what to make of that” as he was given the pair, which used a stylised cartoon likeness of him similar to the image used on his campaign material.
Mr Burnham left the meeting with several additions to his sock drawer as Josh Turner, the boss of Stand 4 Socks, also gave him pairs featuring the Manchester and New York skylines.
Manchester-born Mr Turner is now based in New York after expanding into the US market.
For every pair Stand 4 Socks sells, another pair is given to the homeless.
Mr Burnham praised the model of social entrepreneurship, saying: “You get on and you give back.”
Burnham meets Sanchez for a stroll in Central Park before the day kicks off
12:50 , Nicole Wootton-CaneAndy Burnham met Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez for a morning stroll in Central Park before a private meeting.
The two leaders walked past a bust of Irish poet Thomas Moore before stopping to admire the view of skyscrapers towering over the Central Park Pond.
Early morning joggers and dog walkers largely ignored the presence of two world leaders and a small press pack in the Manhattan park.
Burnham to position UK as an 'honest broker' over AI issues
12:05 , Holly EvansAndy Burnham, who is being accompanied on his transatlantic trip by wife Marie-France van Heel, will also use his first UN General Assembly speech to focus on AI’s risks and opportunities.
The development of frontier models is being dominated by firms in the US and China, with concerns raised by experts that the breakneck pace of progress is coming at the expense of safety.
Mr Burnham is seeking to position the UK as an “honest broker” in bringing countries together to address the issue, comparing his role to that played by Gordon Brown in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
He said recent warnings from AI experts about the risks it could pose to humanity “made me pause” but “I had already decided, though, to make a step change on AI when I came into the role”.
“I will be focusing on AI as a force for good, because it can be and it’s really important to keep that,” he said.
Opinion: Our people-pleasing PM faces his ultimate challenge in Donald Trump
11:40 , Holly EvansThe least of Andy Burnham’s worries as he prepares for the UN General Assembly in New York, and his first meeting with Donald Trump, is what he has said about the US president in the past.
Before he became prime minister, Mr Burnham was certainly critical of the president, taking the view in 2021 for example that “any politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now”.
Yet it is a curious feature of Mr Trump’s generally vengeful personality that he doesn’t allow things said in the past to get in the way of business. After all, and despite some mildly disobliging remarks made in the past, Sir Keir Starmer managed to forge a surprisingly warm relationship with his counterpart, at least in the earlier phase of his premiership. Until the Iran war and disagreements about “civilisational erasure” in Europe soured the bromance, Sir Keir, ably assisted by Buckingham Palace, enjoyed a brief career as world champion “Trump whisperer”. That ended with the president dismissing Sir Keir as “no Winston Churchill”.
Read our full editorial here:
Our people-pleasing PM faces his ultimate challenge in Donald Trump
UK borders are secure, minister says after migrant boat reaches coast undetected
10:09 , Holly EvansThe UK’s borders are secure, a minister has insisted after a migrant boat reached the Kent coast without being intercepted.
Five people were detained and passed to Border Security Command after the dinghy made it to shore at Folkestone on Monday – the first undetected landing for a year.
Defence minister Luke Pollard dismissed suggestions the Government had lost control of the border.
“Our borders are secure, but we want to make them stronger,” he told LBC Radio on Tuesday.
Asked how the boat slipped through, Mr Pollard said a Home Office investigation was under way to determine what had happened, without going into detail.
He also said: “We’re aware that the boat that got through, everyone has been detained on it.”
The thousands of migrants crossing the Channel are usually brought to shore by Border Security Command or RNLI boats.
No small boat arrivals to the UK coast without an escort have been officially recorded since 6 September 2025.
Support for Reform UK falls to lowest level since 2024, poll shows
09:47 , Holly EvansA recent poll has shown support for Reform UK has fallen to its lowest level since the 2024 general election.
The YouGov poll for Sky News and The Times has put the party in joint second place with the Conservatives, suggesting Kemi Badenoch’s popularity is improving while Nigel Farage’s appeal is waning.
The voting intention tracker places Labour at 23 per cent, with Reform UK and the Tories at 21 per cent each.
Our latest Westminster voting intention poll (20-21 September 2026) continues to show a close heat between the largest parties
— YouGov (@YouGov) September 22, 2026
Labour: 23% (no change from 13-14 Sep)
Conservatives: 21% (+1)
Reform UK: 21% (-2)
Greens: 14% (+3)
Lib Dems: 12% (-1)
Restore Britain: 4% (+1)
SNP: 2%… pic.twitter.com/vax8vCGtXF
Prime minister seeks to avoid ‘collateral damage’ to UK industry from EU scheme
09:29 , Holly EvansAndy Burnham will urge Brussels’ top official Ursula von der Leyen not to use protectionist measures to freeze UK firms out of European contracts.
The prime minister will meet the European Commission president in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday with a message that “we are not your enemy”.
He will warn that UK industry risks becoming “collateral damage” as a result of the EU’s scheme to protect its manufacturing businesses from being undercut by competition from China.
The so-called “Made in Europe” scheme – formally known as the Industrial Accelerator Act – could damage firms which are closely linked to supply chains across the continent.
The EU’s proposals intend to focus public contracts and subsidies for clean technologies such as electric vehicles and green energy on manufacturers based within the bloc.
The move could potentially hit some British manufacturers and firms supplying components to companies based in the EU.
Mr Burnham said he would be raising the concerns directly with Ms Von der Leyen in New York.
“We do have concerns about Made in Europe, which is something that could affect British industry and British supply chains,” he said.
“I will meet the President of the European Commission… and I will, in a constructive spirit, put on the table some of our concerns towards those things.”
Analysis: A new stance on Brexit could help Burnham win the next election – but he will have to fight for it
09:15 , Holly EvansAsk any UK opposition party leader and they’ll tell you that they can see very few differences between Sir Keir Starmer and the man who replaced him.
From the economy to foreign policy, Andy Burnham has given very little away when it comes to his agenda for his time in office and, on many issues, has said he will continue work started by Sir Keir.
But as he took questions from journalists on his plane to New York, it took just a few minutes for Mr Burnham to offer up a key divergence from his predecessor when it comes to Britain’s relationship with Europe.
In response to a direct question from The Independent, he did not rule out putting a pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next election manifesto – a stance very different to that of Starmer’s government.
Read the analysis from our Whitehall editor Kate Devlin here:
A new stance on Brexit could help Burnham win the next election
Rejoining the EU could be in Labour’s next manifesto, Burnham suggests
09:03 , Holly EvansAndy Burnham appeared to leave the door open to reversing Brexit as he failed to rule out putting a pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto.
It comes hours before the prime minister will tell world leaders in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Britain is entering a new era. He said he would point to last decade “with Brexit and turbulence – and say we’re moving beyond that”.
Asked directly by The Independent if he could rule out a promise to rejoin the bloc in his party’s manifesto, Mr Burnham said it was a question “for another day”.
Read the full article here:
Rejoining EU could be in Labour’s next manifesto, Burnham suggests
Burnham will try to persuade Trump to back Chagos deal, minister suggests
08:15 , Holly EvansA government minister has suggested that Andy Burnham will use his meeting with Donald Trump to persuade him to back the controversial agreement to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius.
The United States previously backed the deal, but Mr Trump later expressed concerns over security as a result of a joint UK-US military base housed on Diego Garcia in the Chagos archipelago.
Defence minister Luke Pollard told Sky News: "My key concern is making sure that the United Kingdom and the United States that use the base on Diego Garcia can continue to operate it without any fettering, without any restrictions on our ability to do so.
"The best way to secure that is with an agreement that locks in the sovereignty position for the next century and beyond, and enables us to use that base.
“Now, that's an agreement that Donald Trump previously agreed with. It's one that the US national security infrastructure, from the US military, the CIA, and the other arms of that institution also agree with.
“So we have to make that case because this is one of the most important bases on the entire planet for the United Kingdom and for the United States, and finding a way of securing its operation is the key part of that."
He added: "Previously he backed it. He has chosen not to back it more recently, but that's why conversation with a good friend is important, and that's why we will continue to undertake that."
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