UK's Burnham heads to US with pragmatism in mind for Trump meeting

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham travels to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly and meet US President Donald Trump for the first time. This visit marks Burnham's initial engagement in global diplomacy, with an emphasis on advocating British interests potentially differing from those of Trump.

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Andy Burnham heads to New York on Monday for the United Nations General Assembly, his first foray into global diplomacy and a test of his vow to press British interests even if they are at odds with US President Donald Trump. Burnham, a former mayor of Greater Manchester in northwestern England with limited experience of foreign affairs, is expected to meet Trump for the first time on Tuesday, and has set out a different approach to his predecessor, Keir Starmer, who went out of his way to win over the US leader.