Donald Trump praises ‘natural businessperson’ Andy Burnham after first meeting

US president says British PM has a ‘lot of assets on his side’ as pair meet at UN in New York UK politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has praised Andy Burnham as a “natural businessperson” and said the UK was “more up” than under Keir Starmer.

But he berated the UK for its decision to give up the Chagos Islands. In their first face-to-face meeting, Trump gave a warm assessment of the relationship, saying he thought Burnham had…