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UK budget fallout and Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump
2phone conversations
Andy Burnham and Donald Trump have spoken by phone twice since Burnham entered No 10.
Bridget Phillipson said the US-Iran conflict disrupted oil supplies and increased inflationary pressure, complicating the UK’s next budget, and defended staying out. Andy Burnham then met Donald Trump at the UN, where they discussed the relationship, Iran and the Chagos Islands deal.
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AllegedBridget Phillipson said the conflict involving the United States and Iran would make next month’s UK budget more difficult.
“this would make life more difficult for John Healey, the chancellor, as he plans the budget”
The US military campaign against Iran disrupted global oil supplies.
3 of 3 sources“The closure of the key route has sent oil prices spiking”