Trump slams Chagos deal as 'terrible', UK reviews agreement
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Neutral summary
Donald Trump used his first in-person meeting with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to attack the deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. 'I don't support it, I think it's terrible. It was a terrible deal,' Trump said, adding that Mauritius 'all of a sudden say they have ownership' after 'decades and centuries' of absence. He also called the handover of 'a very important piece of real estate' 'ridiculous'. Burnham, who said he 'inherited this situation' from predecessor Keir Starmer, pledged to 'work hard' for a resolution. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed the treaty 'as it is currently constituted, can't go ahead without American support', and the UK suspended annual lease payments of around €139 million to Mauritius for the Diego Garcia base. Trump nevertheless praised Burnham as a 'natural business person' and said US-UK relations were 'more up now' than under Starmer. Reports from The Independent and Politico Europe indicate the British government is reviewing the deal, with the Conservatives calling for it to be scrapped. Separately, Argentine President Javier Milei told the UN that the Falkland Islands are a 'national cause' and that self-determination does not apply because the population was 'implanted' by an 'occupying power'.
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Outlets: 30. Countries: 12. Facts in the shared core: 5.
Publication timeline
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
Trump Criticizes Chagos Deal in First Meeting With UK’s Burnham. US President Donald Trump criticized a British deal over the Chagos Islands during his first-face-to-face meeting with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, an…
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Guido Fawkes (outlet profile)
WATCH: Trump Says Chagos Deal Is “Terrible”. Trump on the Chagos deal: “I don’t support it, I think it’s terrible.” Dead… The full comment: “I don’t support it. I think it’s terrible. It was a te…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Donald Trump launches fresh attack on Labour's 'terrible deal' to surrender Chagos Islands in first meeting with Andy Burnham. The US President issued further condemnation of the UK Government's agreement to cede the st…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Trump says Chagos handover deal is ‘terrible’ and Burnham is ‘looking at it’. The move to transfer ownership of such ‘a very important piece of real estate’ is ‘ridiculous’, said the US president.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Trump says Chagos handover deal is ‘terrible’ and Burnham is ‘looking at it’
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
Trump criticises UK’s Chagos deal, says new British PM Burnham will reconsider. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his country’s relations with Britain were better under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, but he…
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Middle East Eye (outlet profile)
Trump says UK-US relations better under Burnham than Starmer. Trump says UK-US relations better under Burnham than Starmer US President Donald Trump said US relations with the UK were better under Prime Minister Andy Bu…
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Burnham 'gets it' says Trump, as the two leaders meet for first time. Donald Trump says he can do business with Andy Burnham at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, but criticises the "terrible" Chagos deal.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Trump praises Burnham - but hits out at ‘terrible’ Chagos deal. Trump hailed Burnham as a ‘natural business person’ but called the Chagos Islands deal ‘terrible’
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Britain will work hard on Chagos deal resolution, PM says after Trump criticism
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Britain will work hard on Chagos deal resolution, PM says after Trump criticism. The US president said Andy Burnham would be ‘looking at’ the deal after their meeting on the fringes of the UN General Assembly in New Yor…
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MercoPress (outlet profile)
Burnham says he raised the Falklands with Trump at their first meeting. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday that he raised the question of the Falklands with US President Donald Trump during their first…
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The New York Times (outlet profile)
Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting. Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain met with President Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
UK will ‘stand firm’ over threats to Falkland Islands, Burnham says
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Burnham reacts to Trump criticism of Chagos Islands deal
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GB News (outlet profile)
Why Andy Burnham will be delighted about his first meeting with Donald Trump - despite the Chagos deal seemingly falling apart. Phew! Given the risk of any diplomacy involving Donald Trump, No10 will be delighted that t…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham issues defiant Falklands message to Argentina ahead of UN general assembly address. Andy Burnham has issued a defiant Falklands message to Argentina ahead of his UN General Assembly address. Following a str…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Burnham says UK ‘will stand firm in the face of any threats’ to Falkland Islands. Argentina’s president Javier Milei recently escalated tensions over the South Atlantic archipelago
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Burnham speech LIVE: PM delivers UN Assembly speech after Trump slams 'terrible' deal. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is about to speak to world leaders for the first time since taking office
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GB News (outlet profile)
Donald Trump brands Chagos surrender 'terrible deal' to PM's face in withering assessment. Donald Trump has told Andy Burnham the Chagos Islands deal is "terrible" in the latest withering assessment of the giveaway from…
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Asharq Al-Awsat (outlet profile)
Trump Hails Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting
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GB News (outlet profile)
Donald Trump tells GB News Keir Starmer was 'too tough on Russia' as he addresses fears of war with Moscow. Donald Trump has told GB News Sir Keir Starmer was "too tough on Russia" in a fiery swipe at the former Prime M…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham wobbles on Chagos as Trump hits out at 'terrible deal' during their first-ever meeting. The Prime Minister was forced to look on stony-faced as the US President rounded on the 'terrible deal' to hand sovere…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The PM, the reins of power and some very twisted priorities on Chagos and Brexit. Restating his enthusiasm for surrendering the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was an unusual curtain-raiser to the Prime…
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The Korea Herald (outlet profile)
Trump hails Burnham as 'natural business person' after first meeting. US President Donald Trump hailed Andy Burnham Tuesday as a "natural business person" at what the new British leader's team d…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Russia, AI, and Gaza: Six takeaways from Andy Burnham's first UN speech. The new Prime Minister used his 21-minute speech to the UN in New York - seen by many as his first major international diplomacy test - to address…
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Politics LIVE: Andy Burnham returns from NYC after Trump leaves Chagos deal in tatters. This is a live blog, follow for updates.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage pushed Donald Trump to reject 'terrible' Chagos deal ahead of Andy Burnham's meeting in 'high-level' talks. Nigel Farage lobbied "high-level" members of the White House on the Chagos deal ahead of Andy Burn…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham gives his big speech to sparse UN chamber in New York as he urges the world to unite over AI risks. Andy Burnham made his debut at the general assembly session in New York last night, backing coordinated re…
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
Argentina's Milei addresses UN as tensions rise over Falkland Islands. By Leila Miller Sept 23 (Reuters) - Argentina's President JavierMilei on Wednesday willaddress world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly…
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The Japan Times (outlet profile)
Trump slams Chagos deal in first meeting with U.K.’s Burnham. Tuesday's meeting represented the biggest diplomatic test yet for Burnham, Britain's sixth prime minister in a decade.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
JASON GROVES: Burnham survived his 'white-water rafting' meeting with Trump… but Chagos made him grimace. The mercurial US President appeared to be on his best behaviour. There was no sign of the 'he's no Churchill' jib…
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The Critic (outlet profile)
Ordeal by rambling. Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump was less about diplomacy than surviving Source
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
Trump Was Rude About Manchester and Burnham Is Just Fine With That. From his previous perch in Manchester city hall, Andy Burnham has watched a string of British prime ministers struggle with Donald Trump.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
UK pauses multimillion-pound payments to Mauritius as Trump blasts ‘terrible’ Chagos deal. Andy Burnham said the government would ‘work hard’ to find a ‘resolution between the different sides’
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Politico Europe (outlet profile)
UK reviewing Chagos Islands deal after Trump brands it ’terrible’. LONDON — The long-delayed deal over the future of the Chagos Islands is being reviewed by the British government after Donald Trump criticized it as …
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage just proved his power with Donald Trump – Andy Burnham must do 1 thing now. Andy Burnham will be frustrated if the Reform UK leader has more influence than the official ambassador, but his influence could p…
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elDiario.es (outlet profile)
El primer ministro británico da marcha atrás en el acuerdo de devolución de las islas Chagos para complacer a Trump. Andy Burnham se compromete a revisar los términos pactados después de años de negociaciones y un proce…
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France 24 (outlet profile)
AI takes centre stage at UN General Assembly. Artificial intelligence is also a major focus at the UN General Assembly, with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham among the leaders addressing the issue. Our correspond…
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City AM (outlet profile)
UK to champion global AI rulebook during G20 presidency. Andy Burnham has said governments, not tech companies, must make the biggest decisions about AI, as he pledged to put AI regulation at the heart of Britain’…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Trump blanks Burnham's Falklands sovereignty message as president's Argentinian ally Milei prepares to ramp up pressure at UN. The president sat mute as the Prime Minister revealed they discussed the latest claim on the…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Even Argentina's own Falklands veterans aren't buying Javier Milei's sabre rattling. Javier Milei takes to the podium at the United Nations today with the Falkland Islands dispute once again simmering in the background.…
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GB News (outlet profile)
The Chagos deal was always wrong. The pause is a lifeline Andy Burnham can't afford to waste. Sometimes governments are given an unexpected opportunity to reconsider a bad decision. Our Government has just been handed o…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
UK says will revisit Chagos deal after latest Trump criticism
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Euronews (outlet profile)
UK to review Chagos deal after Trump tells Burnham it is 'terrible'. Britain has suspended its €139 million-a-year lease payments for the Diego Garcia base while ministers try to reshape the agreement into one Washingto…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage pushed Donald Trump to reject 'terrible' Chagos deal just days before Andy Burnham's meeting in 'high-level' talks. Nigel Farage lobbied "high-level" members of the White House on the Chagos deal ahead of A…
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Morning Star (outlet profile)
Chagos deal in doubt after Trump veto. BRITAIN’S deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands is in jeopardy after US President Donald Trump moved to veto the plan. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said that the…
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La Nación (outlet profile)
Reino Unido pone en duda un acuerdo millonario por las islas Chagos. Londres congeló los pagos a Mauricio y admitió que el pacto no puede avanzar sin el respaldo de Washington
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Financial Times (outlet profile)
UK reviews Chagos deal after renewed opposition from Trump. London had agreed to transfer sovereignty of the strategic Indian Ocean archipelago back to Mauritius
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Chagos handover deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, says Streeting. The deal would see the UK make payments to Mauritius for continued access to the Diego Garcia military base.
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iNews (outlet profile)
Burnham has signalled another major U-turn. Here’s what could happen next. The Prime Minister is reviewing a significant deal after Donald Trump called it 'terrible'
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
US-British Military Base in Chagos Risks Staying in Limbo for Years. Britain’s control of a military base used by the US in its war with Iran is in limbo after Donald Trump again rejected a deal over its future.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Chagos campaigner says she has 'more faith in Donald Trump than Andy Burnham' to block territory's surrender. A Chagossian campaigner has said she has “more faith” in Donald Trump than Andy Burnham to protect the Chagos…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Milei issues call to UK over Falklands and says islanders shouldn't have choice. Argentine President Javier Milei said the Falklands Islands do not have the right to self-determination as their population was 'implanted…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Argentina to UN: Falkland Islands are a ‘national cause’. Argentina’s President Javier Milei says the “principle of self-determination does not apply" to the Falkland Islands.
Factual core
- Donald Trump criticized the Chagos Islands deal as 'terrible'.
- US President Donald Trump criticized a British deal over the Chagos Islands during his first face-to-face meeting with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
- The Chagos Islands deal involves the UK and Mauritius.
- The meeting was the first between Trump and Burnham.
- UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Chagos handover deal 'can't go ahead' without US support.