UK politics: Trump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – as it happened | Politics

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On the press convention, Andy Burnham additionally defended the choice to impose sanctions on the West Financial institution settlements.

A US reporter requested Donald Trump what he thought of this. Trump claimed that he didn’t learn about this. He requested Burnham if he knew about it.

And Burnham replied:

Sure. Clearly we took that call, the international secretary [Ed Miliband] and I. And we did name you simply to say why we had taken that.

I take this view on this problem. We’ve got all spoken the years concerning the significance of the two-state answer. If we face the scenario the place there’s a tender on the West Financial institution that in impact make a two-state answer non-viable, what will we do? As a result of if we do nothing, then if additional erodes folks’s belief in politics, hey suppose you’re all talks, in relation to it you aren’t ready to observe up on that discuss and do one thing.

Burnham mentioned he condemned the Hamas assaults on 7 October “fully”.

However politicians needed to present there was that means behind their phrases, he mentioned.

In response to a query about whether or not he was happier in Manchester of Manhatten on the brief, 12-minute press convention, Andy Burnham talked concerning the nice metropolis of Manchester and referred to Donald Trump as soon as calling it a “city”. Burnham went on, jokingly: “We don’t, I don’t maintain it in opposition to you, as the previous mayor.”

Burnham mentioned he cherished the US too.

And he launched right into a riff about patriotism.

I used to be explaining to the president immediately, Britain has been in an excessive amount of turbulence, a way of us not know the place have been are going. And I believe you responded after I mentioned we’re going to put out a plan for Britain, 10-year path.

The nation’s obtained a lot going for it. And it’s time to show the story about Britain to a constructive story, get some hopefulness going across the nation.

And I believe you have been saying immediately that very a lot is the way you see it.

Trump mentioned he agreed. He mentioned there was an incredible patriotism about Britain. And he joked about it having “obtained extra names than another place on the planet”, as a result of some folks referred to as it Britain, and a few the UK, and a few England.

He mentioned it was simply “ready for good management, ready for fulfillment”.

On the press convention the Guardian’s Pippa Crerar requested Donald Trump if he anticipated UK to assist him if he selected to annihilate Iran. And he or she requested if he had any sympathy for the allies are struggling due to rising petrol costs as a result of warfare.

Trump didn’t actually have interaction with any of her factors.

As a substitute, he gave fairly a rambling reply, saying:

I believe as quickly because the warfare is over, the numbers are going to return manner down, pricing usually.

Oil is the massive factor when the oil goes up.

And we had to do this as a result of we have now to cease them. And I believe we really feel very united on that. We are able to’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon.

And folks perceive that in america, and so they’re paying lower than Biden, by the best way, lower than the Biden administration. And but he did nothing about the specter of nuclear terror.

It’s nuclear terror. We are able to’t have it. So we’ve stopped them from having a nuclear weapon. We’ve actually stopped them. They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. And we’ll see what occurs.

I believe {that a} settlement goes to be reached. They wish to discuss to us. They’ve been speaking to us, even immediately. The connection is creating, let’s say.

However we will’t allow them to … have a nuclear weapon. And there’s a value to pay for that.

This could have been carried out by different presidents. Or, frankly, different nations. Some nation might have stepped ahead. However there aren’t too many nations, frankly, that might have dealt with that.

So I believe we’ve carried out an ideal job. They won’t have a nuclear weapon.

Yesterday Andy Burnham spoke to the prime minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, That is what Downing Road mentioned within the readout of the decision about what was mentioned concerning the Chagos Islands deal.

Turning to the way forward for the army base on Diego Garcia, the prime minister underlined his dedication to working with Mauritius and america on a manner ahead that secures the operation of the bottom and protects UK nationwide safety.

And that is what Nigel Farage, who has been urging Donald Trump to dam the Chagos Islands deal for a few 12 months, posted on social media tonight after Trump’s feedback. (See 6.20pm.)

The Chagos deal is useless. Thank God.

Donald Trump described the Chagos Islands deal – a proposal by Keir Starmer’s goverment to offer Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, given that the US and the UK can proceed to function the Diego Garcia army base there for a minimum of one other 99 years – as “horrible”.

Within the brief press convention with Burnham, Trump mentioned:

I don’t assist it. I believe it’s a horrible deal.

They impulsively say they’ve possession, anyone has possession that by no means confirmed up earlier than after many years and centuries. I believe it’s ridiculous. No, we have been speaking about that.

It’s strategically crucial, crucial. You recognize, we needed to ship our B-2 bombers after we bombed the Iran nuclear, we despatched the B-2 bombers again residence to Missouri. Versus flying for a brief time frame, they needed to fly for a protracted time frame.

It’s wonderful how strategic it’s, and I believe the prime minister goes to be it. It’s very strategic location. And it’s distinctive

It’s an important piece of actual property, militarily and strategically.

Andy Burnham responded with a easy: “Mmm, yup.”

Donald Trump was being well mannered and respectful for a lot of the very brief press convention he held with Andy Burnham, however in direction of the top he couldn’t resist a jibe about Keir Starmer.

Requested about UK-US relations by a reporter who mentioned they’d gone up and down, Trump replied:

No I believe they’re up.

Effectively they’re extra up now than they have been together with your final prime minister, let me put it that manner.

I believe proper now, primarily based on my relationship with the prime minister, Andy, I believe that, I believe we’re doing very effectively.

At one level the connection between Trump and Starmer was good. But it surely obtained worse as Starmer began to criticise Trump publicly on points like his proposal to annex Greenland, and his declare British troops averted frontline motion in Afghanistan. And the complete rupture got here when Keir Starmer refused to permit the US to make use of British airbases for assaults in opposition to Iran at the beginning of the warfare.

At the beginning of the assembly with the press, that is what Donald Trump mentioned about Andy Burnham.

I believe he’s going to be an ideal prime minister. I believe he’s obtained quite a lot of belongings on his aspect.

We talked about the whole lot from Rolls-Royce to power, immigration. We lined loads.

[The UK] is a very particular nation. And we’re with you all the best way, Mr Prime Minister.

And Burnham replied:

Thanks Mr President.

That’s great. We actually recognize that.

This relationship issues a lot to us. And we are going to construct on that relationship.

You and I’ve established connection in our early discussions, and we’ve taken that additional immediately.

We touched on Ukraine and it’s nice to listen to what you mentioned immediately concerning the potential for progress there.

You recognize that we’re nonetheless able to play our half within the Center East when it comes to serving to you cease the battle, open the strait [of Hormuz].

Clearly, we’re with you that Iran must not ever be a nuclear energy.

We accepted a name from Saudi Arabia … we’re ready to play our half.

And clearly you have been ok immediately to allow us to discuss some points on commerce. The Falklands we talked about. And also you have been ok to take heed to us on these points.

So it has been nice to be with you and the workforce immediately.

Burnham picks up on the subject of immigration. He says:

It was a really large problem on the Makerfield byelection and quite a lot of the British media will know that.

And I spoke about it then – our dedication is to get to a managed method. That’s what folks wish to see.

They’re not in opposition to migration general. They know that folks work within the NHS and within the care system. [There’s a] distinction, although, when it’s managed or when it’s uncontrolled.

And the small boats is a really large problem for folks. However crossings this summer season have been down 50% there or thereabouts on the quantity six years in the past.

So generally folks don’t hear that the progress is being made. However the progress is being made.

Trump additionally went on a bit about immigration. He says he managed to cease border crossings into the US.

Donald Trump is speaking.

He’s referring to a “nice election win”. It isn’t clear if he imply’s Labour’s in 2024, or Andy Burnham’s – in Makerfield.

Burnham thanks Trump for his remarks.

He says he thinks they’ve established a “good connection”.

The BBC’s Chris Mason asks Trump if Burnham is somebody he can do enterprise with.

Trump says he thinks he’s.

He describes Burnham as a “pure businessperson”.

We’ve had quite a lot of discussions even earlier than this assembly. We’ve spoken to one another quite a few occasions on the telephone. I believe so, I believe so. He will get it. He understands what he has to do.

(There will not be many individuals who describe Burnham as a pure businessperson. He’s a pure communciator, and a pure communicator and chief, however his expertise of the enterprise world is fairly restricted. Possibly this was simply Trump’s manner of claiming he preferred him. Or perhaps by “businessperson” he means ‘individual you are able to do a cope with’. Nonetheless, it was constructive.)

On the UN the reporters overlaying the Trump/Burnham assembly are entering into now.

Donald Trump and Andy Burnham are assembly now.

Initially journalists have been instructed they’d discuss to the press briefly at the beginning of the assembly.

However now reporters have been instructed that they are going to be let in because the assembly ends for some phrases. Whether or not that may simply be a couple of platitudes as Trump and Burnham pose for footage, or whether or not they’ll take questions, will not be completely clear.

They don’t seem to be within the Oval Workplace within the White Home (which is wanting much more lavish than normal now that Trump has given it billionaire bling decor). As a substitute they’re on the United Nations constructing, which is practical and a bit shabby. Here’s a shot from the stay feed from the room the place reporters are ready.

We have been instructed that the assembly would final for about half an hour, which implies it ought to have been over by now. However nothing ever runs on time on the UN …