The former Manchester mayor will not be able to forge better relations through charm

How Andy Burnham could try to win over the volatile US President

US President takes another pop at Sir Keir Starmer's 'bad move'

Sir Keir Starmer took a deferential approach to dealing with Donald Trump, but political editor David Maddox explains why Andy Burnham might not follow suit

The former Manchester mayor will not be able to forge better relations through charm

The popular Labour Party politician could butt heads with the U.S. president

When asked about Mr Burnham, who is the clear favourite to succeed Keir Starmer as the Labour premier, Mr Trump said: 'I don't know, I think I see that he was, I guess, the mayor…

The US president further dismissed Mr Burnham, describing him as ‘the mayor of a town’