Politics
Burnham meets Trump at UN as UK reviews Chagos deal after US criticism
September 24, 2026 at 01:28 AM
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3 reports · over 4 hours
Andy Burnham met Donald Trump for the first time at the UN General Assembly, as the UK reviews its Chagos deal following Trump's criticism.
- Burnham met Trump in New York, where Trump praised the US-UK relationship and called him "a natural businessman."
- Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK "has to" review the Chagos Islands deal because the United States does not support it.
- Trump called the agreement to hand the islands to Mauritius "terrible" at the UN General Assembly.
- The original deal would cede sovereignty to Mauritius and pay £101m a year to lease back a joint UK-US military base.
- UK officials see no signs the Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, saying progress is unlikely unless he changes his mind.


