Has Burnham proved he can handle Trump? - The Latest

Andy Burnham has navigated his way through a first high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump at the UN general assembly in New York. The prime minister’s aides were delighted with how the meeting went, as Trump praised the US-UK relationship and described Burnham as a ‘natural businessman’. The anticipated sticking points – the Chagos Islands, West Bank settlement sanctions and Ireland – appear not to have derailed the talks nor cast a shadow over the future relationship. Lucy Hough speaks to policy editor Kiran Stacey <strong>– </strong><a href="youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast"; rel="nofollow"><strong>watch on YouTube</strong></a>. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.c…;