Donald Trump 'will tolerate' new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for now

The US president believes the King of the North will not be the last Prime Minister of his presidency, sources say

Will Stone and Tom Hutchison Associate Editor

15:00, 24 Jul 2026Updated 15:16, 24 Jul 2026

[US President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia]

Donald Trump and Andy Burnham appear to already be on a collision course(Image: Getty Images)

Orange Manbaby Donald Trump is prepared to tolerate Andy Burnham for now. The US president believes the King of the North will not be the last Prime Minister of his presidency, sources say.

Fears are mounting in Washington about potential frictions between the extremely liberal Mr Burnham and the Trump administration.

But US sources said: The thinking in the White House is this Labour government will eventually implode. Therell be a UK general election and Nigel Farage might be the next Prime Minister.

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Burnham's style is quite different to his US counterpart's(Image: PA)

Another Trump source claimed that Mr Burnham is already seen as weak because he was appointed by his own party rather than winning a general election.

They said: Theres a sense that Burnham has no democratic mandate. Hes on a very weak footing.

Trump initially dismissed Burnham as the mayor of a town but has since spoken more positively after a call between them went very well.

Another White House source said: Trump is trying not to say anything bad about the new British Prime Minister to see if he can work with him first.

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Sources claim Trump thinks Labour will implode and be replaced by Nigel Farage and Reform(Image: Wayne Perry)

That doesnt mean he likes him. He is just taking the wait-and-see approach. They both agreed to meet soon without setting a date.

But the US State Department is reportedly baffled by the appointment of new Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.

One official said: Miliband could become a problem for the White House and they know it. All you have to do is look at his politics.

Green energy, his opposition of using UK bases for US purposes, all things that are going to rub Trump the wrong way.

The President is basically p****d that this guy is coming into the fold. But he has better things to do and bigger fish to fry right now.

Downing Street has declined to comment.

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