Burnham heads to New York for first face-to-face meeting with Trump

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has travelled to New York for his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

• Burnham and Trump hold their first face-to-face meeting Tuesday after two phone calls since he took office in July.
• Burnham said he expects to find "common ground" with Trump and will urge him to end the conflict with Iran.
• Burnham announced a new UK-US AI and Autonomy partnership to protect critical national infrastructure using AI technology.
• Burnham told reporters he is committed to securing a resolution on the Chagos Islands deal and the long-term operation of the Diego Garcia base.
• Burnham pledged in a Monday call with Mauritian PM Navin Ramgoolam to work with Mauritius and the US on the Diego Garcia dispute, with no agreement reached.
• Trump praised Burnham as a 'natural businessman', saying UK-US relations are 'more up now' and that he can do business with him.
• Trump called the Chagos Islands deal 'terrible', stressing the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base for US B-2 bombers.
• Reform UK leader Nigel Farage posted that the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius is 'dead'.