Politics · 25 August 2026
Andy Burnham could meet Donald Trump during a planned visit to New York
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The prime minister wants to join next month's United Nations gathering in America to secure more air defence systems for Ukraine. Civil servants are now laying the groundwork for a first face-to-face sit-down with Donald Trump, whether it happens in Washington or New York. Burnham just returned from Kyiv, where he agreed to share classified British missile secrets.
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