British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to meet 
Donald Trump for the first time at the UN General Assembly in New York this week. Ahead of the talks, Burnham hailed a US-Denmark deal to "strengthen security in the Arctic" after the two countries resolved a months-long feud over Greenland, the BBC reported. His priority, the Japan Times reported, is to persuade Trump to release stockpiles of Patriot air defence missiles so they can be provided to Ukraine by winter.
What did Downing Street say about the deal? Burnham and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen "welcomed the US's commitment to the region" in a call on Sunday morning, a No 10 spokesperson said. Burnham also congratulated Denmark on negotiating a deal benefiting the US, Greenland and Denmark, and said he would pass on his congratulations to President Trump.
What does the agreement contain? No text of the agreement has been released, the BBC reported. Trump said in a Truth Social post that the deal came with "no cost to the United States" and barred any US adversary from maintaining a military presence in Greenland. In a joint statement with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Frederiksen said the deal recognised "the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination". It is expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly, then go through "the necessary parliamentary procedures to enter into force".
Who criticised it? Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called the deal a "pretend" victory for Trump. "Donald Trump is trying to claim he's got a success in Greenland, but actually, all he's got is almost a carbon copy of the agreement that's persisted since the 1950s," Davey said during a Q&A at the Lib Dem party conference.
What are Burnham's aides worried about? Privately, his aides have grown alarmed that the president's actions mean the coming winter could see rises in energy bills, inflation and interest rates, threatening the new premier's defining promise to lower the cost of living, the Japan Times reported. That realisation appeared to bring Burnham's honeymoon toward a shuddering halt this week, a situation a senior Labour official said was all down to Trump. No 10 said Burnham intended to use the gathering to "drive forward work on issues that matter to people at home", including the cost of living and the war in Ukraine; he has spoken to Trump at least twice since entering Downing Street, the BBC reported.
Figures referenced: Donald Trump. — JudgeMarket.
