49 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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54 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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69 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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1 hour 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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1 hour ago Starmer plays royal Trump card to win Chagos deal backing and no trade tariffs in critical White House summit

US president Donald Trump says he and prime minister ‘get along famously’ during White House talks over Ukraine and defence

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer meets Trump for crunch White House talks after state visit announcement

The Prime Minister has paid a visit to the White House for crunch talks with the US President

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2 h. ago Trump invited to UK for state visit as US president calls Starmer ‘a special man’ at White House talks – follow live

King Charles also invites US president to Scotland ahead of the unprecedented second state visitTrump-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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2 h. ago Trump praises ‘beautiful’ King Charles for second UK state visit invitation

Donald Trump praised King Charles III as a "beautiful man" as Sir Keir Starmer presented the monarch's letter inviting the US president for a “historic second state visit” to the UK.

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2 h. 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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2 h. 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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2 h. 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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3 h. 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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3 h. 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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3 h. ago Donald Trump makes embarrassing UK flag error as Keir Starmer visits US

During his visit, Keir Starmer aims to convince Donald Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the table during negotiations with Moscow

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4 h. ago Not up to Keir Starmer to ‘fact check’ Trump during visit, says minister

Steve Reed was asked if the Prime Minister should follow the example of French President Emmanuel Macron and correct Mr Trump in real time.

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5 h. ago The truth behind King Charles' body guard's 'fake arm theory'

Royal fans have been speculating if King Charles' security guard was wearing 'rubber hands' during a visit to Cornwall with Sir Keir Starmer.

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13 h. ago The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gatesAll the talk now is of how we might defend ourselves without the US. But almost everyone with a voice in public life appears to be avoiding a much bigger and more troubling question: how we might defend ourselves against the US.As Keir Starmer visits the orange emperor’s court in Washington, let’s first consider the possibilities. I can’t comment on their likelihood, and I fervently hope that people with more knowledge and power than me are gaming them. One is that Donald Trump will not only clear the path for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, but will actively assist him. We know that Trump can brook no challenge to his hegemony. Russia is no threat to US dominance, but Europe, with a combined economy similar to that of the US, and a powerful diplomatic and global political presence, could be. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blockedIt would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark and too dangerous. All the same, viewed from a domestic political perspective, there is a clear emerging British upside to Trump’s efforts at crashing the post-cold war order. It might even get a boost from Thursday’s Washington visit by Keir Starmer.In July 2024, when Starmer became prime minister, Labour was rigidly on the defensive about Europe. Brexit was seen as an electorally unstable issue for a party whose priority was to reconnect with leave voters. Everything about Europe was thus sidelined during the election. Only vague generalities were permitted. The only foreign leaders pictured in the party manifesto were Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada’s Justin Trudeau.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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15 h. ago I flew on Keir Starmer's plane to Washington ahead of crunch Donald Trump visit

Keir Starmer's sit-down with Donald Trump on Thursday is his biggest test yet and has been branded one of the most important meetings between a PM and a US President since the WW2

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25 h. ago Zelensky will sign ‘very big’ minerals deal at White House on Friday, says Trump

After their visits to Washington, Keir Starmer is expected to host Zelensky in Britain this weekend

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