Andy Burnham’s upcoming showdown with President Trump: What should he do?

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Andy Burnham is set to meet Donald Trump at a summit in New York next week in his first in-person meeting since entering Number 10. Natasha Devon wonders what the best strategy for handling the volatile president. Will he go Mamdani style? Or will it all end up a bit Zelenskyy..? The meeting is expected to take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, The Times reports. Downing Street had previously suggested the face-to-face meeting was not a certainty due to schedule clashes, but it is now reportedly expected to go ahead. It marks a major diplomatic test for the Prime Minister, who has so far only spoken to the US president remotely. The pair have held two phone calls since Mr Burnham became PM in June, the first just hours after he entered Downing Street. Last week, the pair agreed on the need to “continue working towards a ceasefire that prevented more loss of life” in Ukraine during another phone call. The pair also discussed the Mi

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