US president’s remarks about Andy Burnham set the stage for a potentially rocky start between the two men.

The man likely to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade styles himself as a likeable everyman with his finger on the pulse.

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

A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham is poised to become Sir Keir Starmer's successor. Here's what that could look like.

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

Burnham was a popular mayor of Greater Manchester, overseeing a period of rapid regeneration for the city in northern England.

Andy Burnham, Britain's likely next leader, hasn't said a lot about President Trump, but his few statements have been critical.

If Burnham’s planned leadership bid remains unchallenged, he could replace Starmer in a matter of weeks and it will likely fall on him to heal the rift between Washington and…

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

Trump was asked about the potential successor to Keir Starmer during a Q&A session in the Oval Office - and it could give a hint at what's to come in the Special Relationship

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’

US president’s remarks about Andy Burnham set the stage for a potentially rocky start between the two men.

The US President has said he doesn’t know much about Andy Burnham other than that he was the mayor of a ‘town’ in England.

The US president told reporters the former Manchester mayor ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration

In comments late on Wednesday, the U.S. leader again repeated his belief that the outgoing Keir Starmer should have opened up the North Sea to more drilling for oil, but refrained…

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''Extremely liberal'', so much so that ''he probably won't open the North Sea'' to oil exploration. These are the first words American President Donald Trump chose to describe…

In his first remarks on Andy Burnham, US President Donald Trump appeared unfamiliar with the UK PM frontrunner, describing him as "the mayor of a town".

"I think we're probably of a different persuasion," Trump said of the man who looks set to replace Keir Starmer in Downing Street.