LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke ‌with U.S. President Donald Trump ‌on Monday, with the two leaders agreeing ​on "the need to continue working towards a ceasefire" to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Downing Street said.

• "The ‌Prime Minister ⁠reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine and for recent ⁠U.S.-led peace negotiations," a Downing Street spokesperson said.

• Burnham and Trump ​also discussed ​the Middle ​East, with Burnham "stressing ‌the importance of the two-state solution, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon", ‌the spokesperson added.

• ​Monday's call comes after ​U.S. ​peace envoys Jared Kushner and ‌Steve Witkoff met the ​Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday, having spoken with Russian ​President ‌Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ​Saturday.

(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing ​by Toby Chopra)