AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUS-UK diplomacy: Andy Burnham’s first face-to-face with Donald Trump at the UN in New York went smoothly, with Trump claiming relations are “more up” than under Keir Starmer and both discussing trade, energy and immigration, while Burnham said the UK will “stand firm” on the Falklands and keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Chagos row: Trump also attacked the UK’s Mauritius Chagos deal as “terrible” and said Burnham will “look at” reconsidering it. Middle East support: Burnham told Trump the UK is ready to “play our part” in the region and the UK is set to deploy an RAF Voyager for air-to-air refuelling to bolster Saudi defences against Houthi attacks. Defence tech: The MoD ordered over 1,000 small battlefield surveillance drones for the Army, including FOXE-NATO units supplied via UK firms. Migration pressure: RNLI and Coastguard crews rescued a Channel dinghy carrying 59 people after more than 33 hours at sea off Hampshire. Security: UK police arrested two men over a suspected terror plot targeting the Manchester Jewish community near the Yom Kippur anniversary. Politics beyond Westminster: British Columbia’s Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24.
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