<p>Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN</p><p>Next month’s budget will be made more difficult by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, one of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said, while adding she did not expect the prime minister’s previous disparaging comments about the US president to be an issue.</p><p>Burnham is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/16/andy-burnham-donald-trump-un-general-assembly">ex