Burnham to push AI at UN as UK skips Finnish call for frontier model testing

UK PM Andy Burnham heads to the UN General Assembly in New York, where AI, Ukraine and Middle East security will dominate his meetings, including a first sit-down with Trump. The UK has not signed Finland's initiative for mandatory pre-deployment testing of frontier AI models, backed by Australia, Canada, Germany, the EU, Bahrain and Singapore.

• Burnham to hold first meeting with Trump in New York
• UK did not sign Finnish call for mandatory AI model testing
• Australia, Canada, Germany, EU, Bahrain and Singapore backed the initiative
• UK aims to lead global AI governance and host G20 in 2027