45 m. ago Trump hints UK could avoid the sanctions he plans for EU during White House talks with Starmer – follow live

US president says UK is ‘very different place’ where he has investmentsTrump-Starmer visit: the key takeawaysEuropean 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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50 m. ago Starmer woos Trump with state visit invite ahead of crunch talks

The Prime Minister appeared to have already got the president onside on one of the hot-button issues, with an indication he will back the Chagos deal.

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59 m. ago Watch live: Starmer and Trump hold joint press conference after critical Ukraine talks

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump hold a joint press conference after their crunch talks on Ukraine and defence on Thursday, 27 February.

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61 m. ago Prime Minister ‘very proud’ of UK’s free speech after Vance criticism

Sir Keir said ‘in relation to free speech in the UK I’m very proud of our history there’.

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64 m. ago Keir Starmer clashes with JD Vance over vice president’s attack on Europe’s free speech

Sir Keir Starmer appeared to clash with US Vice President JD Vance over his previous attack on Europe’s free speech.

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65 m. ago Donald Trump invited for unprecedented second state visit in Starmer charm offensive

The meeting is a seismic moment for the future of Ukraine

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69 m. ago Trump says potential Windsor visit an ‘honour’ following invitation from King

Sir Keir Starmer encouraged the president to open the letter in front of the world’s media in the Oval Office on Thursday.

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70 m. ago Donald Trump's cringeworthy comment about Keir Starmer's wife Victoria in awkward chat

Donald Trump, who previously described Lady Victoria Starmer as the British PM's 'greatest asset', said she is a 'beautiful, great woman' and Sir Keir is 'very lucky' to have her

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74 m. ago Watch Donald Trump and Keir Starmer’s historic Oval Office meeting in full

Watch Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s historic Oval Office meeting from Thursday (27 February) in full.

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82 m. ago Donald Trump's lies interrupted and shut down by Keir Starmer in incredible 'actually' moment

PM Keir Starmer echoed the moves made by French president Emmanuel Macron when he visited the White House just a few days ago, as the UK and US meet for bilateral crunch talks

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89 m. ago US business presence in Ukraine would be ‘backstop’, Trump suggests

Sir Keir Starmer has already said he is prepared to deploy British troops as part of a force to safeguard any peace deal.

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91 m. ago Donald Trump and Keir Starmer's delicious White House lunch menu revealed

The two leaders will share a lunch before crucial discussions on the future of Ukraine - with Sir Keir Starmer saying only a US ‘backstop’ can secure lasting peace in the war-torn region

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96 m. ago Donald Trump hails 'special' Keir 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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97 m. ago Trump compliments Starmer’s ‘beautiful wife’ when questioned on US

Donald Trump applauded Sir Keir Starmer’s “beautiful wife” when questioned on his relationship with the UK prime minster during their Oval Office meeting on Thursday, 27 February.

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99 m. ago King Charles to meet Donald Trump in Scotland after state visit invitation

The King suggested that he and Trump could meet before that visit, either at Dumfries House or Balmoral which are near the businessman’s golf courses in Scotland, to discuss the plans for the much grander state visit.

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1 hour ago Donald Trump accepts invitation to meet 'beautiful man' King Charles on unprecedented second state visit to Britain (and he could be heading to Scotland)

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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1 hour ago Keir Starmer says he is 'proud' of Britain's history of free speech as he clashes with JD Vance over praying at abortion clinics during Oval Office meeting with Trump

The Prime Minister rebuffed Mr Vance, a devout pro-life Catholic, over comments he made about the UK's rules barring prayer in buffer areas outside abortion clinics.

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1 hour ago Donald Trump signals he could SUPPORT Labour's £9billion plan to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as he meets Keir Starmer

The US president suggested he could ignore Republican and Tory fury at the government's plan to hand over the Indian Ocean archipelago, as he met with Sir Keir Starmer in the White House.

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1 hour ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer's fierce response to JD Vance in free speech defence after mad 'infringements' row

After JD Vance reiterated his comments that there had been 'infringements' to free speech in the UK, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hit back at the US Vice President

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer slaps down JD Vance after 'free speech' snipe in front of cameras

After JD Vance reiterated his comments that there had been 'infringements' to free speech in the UK, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hit back at the US Vice President

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