Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump 'if right for Britain'

Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump 'if right for Britain'Image caption, Andy Burnham spoke exclusively to Laura Kuenssberg this week in his first major interview as prime minister ByLaura KuenssbergPolitical editorPublishedJust nowAndy Burnham says he would be prepared to call out Donald Trump to defend Britain's "national interest before anything else" if it is the right thing to do, in his first major interview as prime minister.Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Burnham said he had had a good first exchange with Trump, finding him to be "really warm".But asked twice if he would trust the US president, he did not say, answering, "it's a changing world isn't it, and you just obviously have to call things as they develop".In the interview, to be broadcast in full on Monday, he said: "I can't at any point say that I won't take a different opinion from him [Trump], that I will need to voice a different idea that is right for Britain."To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: 'You have to defend your own national interest before anything else'Burnham said: "My strength is remaining close to people, close to the public, that will not change as prime minister."Asked if he would call out Trump if it was the right thing, he said, "of course", going on to say: "You have to defend your own national interest before anything else. That's what you're required to do if you're to do this job properly."Burnham also said he had had "concern" about the president starting the conflict with Iran, and he "wouldn't hold back from saying what I think is right".The prime minister would not commit to a date when the government would spend 3% of GDP on defence. His Chancellor John Healey resigned from the previous government saying that unless a commitment...