Trump labels Burnham 'extremely liberal' as UK Labour leadership heats up
TL;DR
President Donald Trump said he knows little about Andy Burnham, calling him 'extremely liberal' and suggesting Burnham would likely oppose opening Britain’s North Sea to more oil drilling. He also reiterated that Keir Starmer should have opened the North Sea, noting Starmer’s resignation amid weak poll numbers, while Burnham remains the Labour leadership’s sole declared contender who could be appointed by mid-July.
- Trump describes Britain’s expected next PM as ‘extremely liberal’ NBC News
- Trump describes Burnham as the 'mayor of a town' and 'extremely liberal' BBC
- What has Andy Burnham, Britain's likely next prime minister, said about President Trump? CBS News
- Trump Calls Likely Next UK Leader Burnham ‘Extremely Liberal’ Bloomberg.com
- ‘I hear he’s extremely liberal’: Trump offers first comments on Andy Burnham The Guardian
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