Trump says he had 'very good" conversation with Burnham

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had a "very good conversation" with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, adding he would be meeting him "in the not too distant future."



Burnham became Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, pledging to reshape its politics to deliver a new economic model and revive a nation "fed up" with a revolving door of leaders.



According to Trump they discussed North Sea Oil, Trade, the Military Alliance, Demining of the Hormuz Strait, and many other topics.



Trump was critical of former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, immigration, energy and tech regulation.



Burnham's office said he assured Trump that London would be committed to defense and security and would support the safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blocked since the start of the war, causing energy prices to rise.



Relations between Trump and Starmer cooled when Britain initially rejected a U.S. request to use British bases for strikes on Iran.



Starmer later authorized U.S. use of the bases.