Andy Burnham is the British Prime Minister.

He faces a big test on Tuesday.

He meets U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time.

He also speaks to the United Nations General Assembly.

This is a fast rise for him.

He was the mayor of Manchester.

Now he leads a G7 country.

This took only weeks.

Burnham will ask Trump to help Ukraine more.

He also hopes to avoid U.S. criticism.

The U.K. bans trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

He wants to show Britain can help with big problems.

These problems include the Middle East conflict.

They also include the fast growth of artificial intelligence.

He also wants to end years of trouble with Europe.

This trouble came from Brexit.

Burnham spoke on his flight to New York.

He said he approved limited military help for Saudi Arabia.

A Royal Air Force plane will refuel Saudi jets.

These jets take "defensive" action against Houthi missiles from Yemen.

He said he will talk with Trump about the U.S. and Iran war.

This war starts and stops.

It has disrupted oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

It has raised fuel prices around the world.

He said Britain wants the war to end fast.

Britain is ready to help.

Burnham said he will try to find "common ground" with Trump.

Trump called him a nice guy.

But Trump also called him "unfortunately" a liberal.

Burnham said they "found a connection."

They spoke on the phone two times since July.

He took office in July.

He speaks Tuesday evening.

He plans a note of "hope."

He said this despite "dark clouds of instability."

He will focus on AI.

He will argue Britain can be an "honest broker" for a global deal.

London has good ties with the U.S., Europe and China.

He will also say Britain is moving on.

It has been a decade since its 2016 vote.

That vote was to leave the European Union.