Andy Burnham past social media rants about Donald Trump are no bar to having a strong relationship insists Cabinet minister ahead of PM first meeting with US President

Ahead of the Prime Minister's first meeting with the US President, a UK Cabinet minister has insisted that past social media criticisms and rants by Andy Burnham against Donald Trump will not prevent the formation of a strong relationship between the figures.

The comments address historical online remarks made by the British politician regarding the American leader. Despite this contentious digital history, the government official maintains that these prior statements pose no barrier to future diplomatic or working relations.