‘I hear he’s extremely liberal’: Trump offers first comments on Andy Burnham
The US president told reporters the former Manchester mayor ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration Donald Trump has labelled Andy Burnham “extremely liberal”, in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he emerged as the frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer. The US president told reporters Burnham “probably won’t open up the North Sea” for oil exploration, and that “the UK is dying”, signalling that the newly elected Labour MP could face a rock
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Donald Trump has said Andy Burnham is ‘extremely liberal’ during an Oval Office meeting with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenDonald Trump has said Andy Burnham is ‘extremely liberal’ during an Oval Office meeting with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump‘I hear he’s extremely liberal’: Trump offers first comments on Andy BurnhamThe US president told reporters the former Manchester mayor ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil explorationGuardian staff and agenciesThu 25 Jun 2026 01.27 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has labelled Andy Burnham “extremely liberal”, in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he…
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