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Will Trump sideline Andy Burnham during their first face-to-face meeting because he 'won't kiss the ring in the way Donald likes?'

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Owen, G., & Graham, C. (2026, September 19). Will Trump sideline Andy Burnham during their first face-to-face meeting because he 'won't kiss the ring in the way Donald likes?'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16145127/Will-Trump-sideline-Andy-Burnham-face-face-meeting-wont-kiss-ring-way-Donald-likes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-19 · by Glen Owen, Caroline Graham

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Diplomats are planning how to manage a face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Andy Burnham and US President Donald Trump at the United Nations, aiming to limit potential diplomatic tensions. White House sources suggest they want to minimize Trump's interaction with Burnham because he is unlikely to exhibit the deference Trump expects. The article highlights previous disagreements over issues like sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, defence spending, and drilling in the North Sea, suggesting areas where their policies clash sharply.
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Wes Streeting, Britain’s defence secretary, announced that annual payments worth at least £120 million to Mauritius are on hold as the government reconsiders an agreement over the Chagos Islands. This decision came after Donald Trump criticized the deal during a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the UN General Assembly in New York. The original agreement would see the UK cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius and pay approximately £101 million annually to lease back a joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which is strategically important due to its location in the Indian Ocean.

Streeting emphasized that the deal cannot proceed without US support, highlighting the need for cooperation with American allies to ensure the agreement safeguards the long-term future of the base at Diego Garcia. The defence secretary noted that previous efforts to adapt the deal have not succeeded, and current negotiations are focused on reaching an arrangement that both Mauritius and the US can accept.

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Glen Owen
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🔮 Mr Burnham’s statement has led to speculation as to whether the King, who is head of the Commonwealth, will be forced to make a public apology on behalf of Britain, or at least drastically change his keynote speech to a gathering of leaders in Antigua on Tuesday.
🔮 The news came after military experts warned that President Vladimir Putin's vessels could be used to deploy their own remote-controlled aircraft in a mass attack on the UK.
🔮 Nigel Farage will this week attempt to revive Reform UK’s poll ratings by appointing his first ever defence spokesman – and pledging to eliminate ‘wokery’ from the Imperial War Museum.
🔮 Ms Truss uses a new book to claim that the radical measures she tried to introduce in her infamous 2022 mini-Budget would have left the public finances in a better state than they are now under Mr Burnham.
🔮 Kemi Badenoch's speech to her party conference earlier this month, in which she said she would never do a deal with 'THAT' – Nigel Farage's party – appears to have given the Tories lift-off.
🔮 The posts from Mr Kassam – who once described himself as a 'one-man human shield' for Mr Farage and said he would take him to steam rooms to stop him sweating in public – have come amid accusations Reform is pursuing a so-called 'ethno-nationalist' strategy, with MPs claiming only those who are white can be truly English.
🔮 'We thought that he might use the moment to call a general election,' says a senior Conservative source.
🔮 Zia Yusuf claimed that ‘the establishment is working against patriotic British people’ after a designated specifically for foreign prisoners refused to remove books and practice papers on how to pass the Life in the UK Test - a key stepping stone to become a UK citizen. After learning that HMP Maidstone had purchased the books for its inmates using taxpayers’ money, Reform wrote to the governor, Paul Mason, asking him to remove from the prison library ‘books and study material which may overtly help foreign national prisoners prepare for the ‘Life in the UK ‘ test and for the wider naturalisation process.
🔮 Kemi Badenoch has put the Tory Party on notice for a pre-Christmas general election, amid growing speculation that Andy Burnham will call a snap poll.
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Burnham PERSON · 8× Trump PERSON · 6× British NORP · 3× Andy Burnham PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Ireland GPE · 2× Keir PERSON · 2× Labour ORG · 2× Mauritius GPE · 2× the United Nations ORG · 2×

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the United Nations this week, with diplomats working to manage the length and focus of their first face-to-face talks Trump has criticised the UK government's agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius In particular, Mr Trump has criticised the Government’s decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, home to the joint UK-US military base at Diego Garcia, by describing it as an act of ‘great stupidity’.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
🔮 Ahead of the pair’s first face-to-face encounter at the United Nations, one White House source told The Mail on Sunday they were trying to ‘limit the President’s exposure’ to Mr Burnham, because the Prime Minister ‘will not kiss the ring in the way Donald likes’.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to solve a particularly knotty problem this weekend: how long should Tuesday’s meeting between Andy Burnham and Donald Trump last? asserted
meeting → see → Burnham
And another worry is: how should they stop the US President roaming off piste into treacherous diplomatic waters? asserted
President → stop → waters
Ahead of the pair’s first face-to-face encounter at the United Nations, one White House source told The Mail on Sunday they were trying to ‘limit the President’s exposure’ to Mr Burnham, because the Prime Minister ‘will not kiss the ring in the way Donald likes’. asserted
Donald → tell → way
Mr Burnham and Mr Trump have spoken twice on the phone since he entered Downing Street, with the exchanges said to have been cordial. asserted
exchanges → speak → Street
In theory, Tuesday’s meeting – arranged to coincide with Mr Burnham’s first participation at the UN General Assembly – will stick to relatively safe topics such as AI, Iran and Ukraine. asserted
meeting → arrange → AI
But in recent weeks, the President – who has previously described Mr Burnham as ‘the mayor of a town’ and ‘on the liberal side’ – has departed from decades of careful Anglo-British diplomacy. asserted
who → describe → diplomacy
He has done so by calling for a united Ireland and questioning the UK’s right to sovereignty over the Falklands. There are also stark differences over Labour’s reluctance to drill in the North Sea, the UK’s level of defence spending as a member of Nato and Ed Miliband’s decision to sanction Israeli settlers. asserted
He → do → settlers
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the United Nations this week, with diplomats working to manage the length and focus of their first face-to-face talks Trump has criticised the UK government's agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius In particular, Mr Trump has criticised the Government’s decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, home to the joint UK-US military base at Diego Garcia, by describing it as an act of ‘great stupidity’. asserted
Trump → meet → stupidity
His opposition means the deal with Mauritius is yet to be ratified. asserted
deal → mean → Mauritius
British officials have worked hard to avoid the humiliation suffered by Labour’s Gordon Brown at the UN in 2009, when No10 made multiple requests for private talks with then president Barack Obama – only for it to turn into an informal 15-minute chat in a kitchen. asserted
it → work → kitchen
A British official says: ‘It will be more formal than Obama but the timings are unclear. uncertain
timings → say → Obama
It’s hard to control at the UN – anything could happen.’ uncertain
anything → ’ → UN
The Prime Minister plans to be less fawning in his approach to Mr Trump than predecessor Sir Keir Starmer, pledging to ‘say what he feels’ about areas of difference. asserted
he → plan → difference
When the President indicated that he might not help the UK to defend the Falklands if Argentina launched an attack, Mr Burnham said Britain would be ‘relentless’ in defending the islanders’ right to be British. uncertain
Britain → indicate → right
And during his time as mayor of Greater Manchester, Mr Burnham suggested Mr Trump would not be welcome in the city due to his ‘poisonous’ politics. But after succeeding Sir Keir this summer, the Prime Minister said that he tried ‘to find common ground’ with other politicians. uncertain
he → suggest → politicians
Mr Burnham added: ‘He’s said things as well, and everyone says things as politicians. asserted
everyone → add → politicians
‘In the moment you meet people where they’re at, and you find a connection with people, and that’s always been my style.’ asserted
that → meet → people
Mr Trump made his comments backing a united Ireland last weekend while meeting Irish premier Micheal Martin in Dublin. asserted
Trump → make → Dublin
‘I don’t want to cause any problems, but I’d love to see it unified,’ he said. asserted
he → want → problems
‘It’s going to happen eventually. asserted
It → go → ?
It may as well happen now. uncertain
It → happen → ?
I think it would be a fantastic thing.’ asserted
it → think → ?
It came just days after Mr Burnham said a referendum on Northern Ireland leaving the UK was ‘off the table’. asserted
Ireland → come → table
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