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Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast

The Guardian Politics · 21 September 2026 at 16:52

Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast

The UK prime minister will meet the US president for the first time in New York on Tuesday.

With Trump at his weakest in the polls, could this be a perfect moment for Burnham to charm the president and avoid a very public political spat? Pippa and Kiran discuss what the two leaders might discuss in policy terms, and some of the potential high-risk issues Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran on [email protected] Watch this episode and subscribe to our YouTube channel here Continue reading...

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Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast

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