17 m. ago Trump hails 'special' Starmer, praises Brexit and backs Chagos deal as grinning PM hands president invite for unprecedented second state visit in the Oval Office

Smiling Keir Starmer was greeted by the president outside the famous building, where the leaders will meet for the first time since Donald Trump returned to power.

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20 m. ago Trump hints at backing for Chagos deal and no UK tariffs in huge win for Starmer on White House visit

US president Donald Trump says he and Sir Keir Starmer ‘get along famously’ as they start key White House talks

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25 m. ago Keir Starmer's 'dangerous' tactic as 'something extraordinary happens' with Donald Trump

Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington DC for talks with Donald Trump on Ukraine and defence spending - after saying only a US ‘backstop’ can secure lasting peace in the war-torn country

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26 m. ago King Charles invites Donald Trump to make unprecedented second state visit to Britain

Keir Starmer extended an official invitation from the monarch to the president to come to the UK on his visit to the White House today.

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26 m. ago President Trump ‘inclined to go along with’ PM’s Chagos Islands deal

The US President spoke about the deal as he greeted Sir Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday.

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26 m. ago Trump praises Starmer as a ‘special man’ as they meet at the White House – follow live

The two leaders will hold talks, followed by a joint press conferenceEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night, Lammy said:If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.The reason for that is because we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States, and of course they’ve got to be happy with the deal, or there is no deal. Continue reading...

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27 m. ago Donald Trump's gushing first four words to Keir Starmer revealed by lip reader

Lip reading expert Nicola Hickling has revealed what Donald Trump told Keir Starmer as the British PM arrived to the White House on Thursday

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29 m. ago Donald Trump invited for unprecedented second state visit, says Sir Keir Starmer

The US president was meeting the Prime Minister in the Oval Office

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32 m. ago Democrat slams tariffs announcement: ‘Trump is driving the US economy straight into a wall’ – live

Ron Wyden, ranking member of Senate finance committee, says tariffs on neighboring countries will be felt by Americans and called it a betrayal to Trump’s votersTrump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade warAs Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have a...

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33 m. ago Dalston shooting: Three arrested for conspiracy to murder after drive

Armed police swarmed Kingsland High Street in Dalston, east London, in May 29 last year after the youngster was struck by a bullet - while three other men were wounded and taken to hospital

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34 m. ago Donald Trump breaks silence on Keir Starmer view and describes UK in two words

Greeting Sir Keir Starmer inside the White House, US President Donald Trump said: “It’s a great honour to have Prime Minister Starmer at the Oval Office" in a gushing show of appreciation

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35 m. ago Donald Trump invited for unprecedented second state visit, says Starmer

The US President said he would be visiting the UK in the ‘near future’ as he met with the Prime Minister at the Oval Office.

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46 m. ago Keir Starmer hands Donald Trump letter from King as he makes three

Sitting in the Oval Office with the US President, the PM presented him with a letter from the King officially inviting him to the UK

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47 m. ago Apple adds range of child protection features intended to make iPhones safer for kids

New tools will allow parents to set up young people’s devices more easily

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47 m. ago Trump and Starmer’s first words to each other before crunch Ukraine talks

Sir Keir Starmer gave Donald Trump a friendly pat on the shoulder as he arrived at the White House for crunch talks on Ukraine on Thursday, 27 February.

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47 m. ago Noel Clarke denied appeal over bid to throw out Guardian defence in libel trial

The libel trial of the claim brought by the actor against the publisher of the newspaper is due to start on Monday.

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58 m. ago Starmer meeting Trump for White House talks on Ukraine, trade and technology

The Prime Minister is prepared to commit British troops to a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine but is seeking US support.

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69 m. ago Donald Trump beams as PM Keir Starmer shakes US President's hand ahead of crunch peace talks

The Prime Minister is in Washington for a summit in the Oval Office, with Ukraine top of the agenda. Starmer will warn the President that unless the US provides a security guarantee for any peace deal, Putin will strike again

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72 m. ago 5 awkward and troubling things Donald Trump did in the 24 hours before Keir Starmer's visit

As usual the Donald and his entourage have done a number of things in the last 24 hours that make things a little awkward for Starmer's arrival

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79 m. ago Donald Trump's Starmer guest house flies UK flag UPSIDE DOWN in embarrassing 'distress' gaffe

Keir Starmer's visit to the White House comes as the PM aims to convince Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the table during negotiations

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