# Trump praises Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on Indian Ocean islands

https://mins.news/en/video/69892

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-23 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z9jEjM8_Ts

> At their first meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump praised newly installed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as “a natural business person” and brushed aside differences over the Middle East, while criticizing a UK agreement concerning islands in the Indian Ocean.

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