4 h. ago Trump dodges question on Starmer’s efforts to avert UK tariffs but says: "He tried"

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has gone on a trip to the White House to meet US President Donald Trump.

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5 h. ago Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer’s ‘beautiful’ accent as he makes special pledge

Donald Trump praised Sir Keir Starmer’s “beautiful” accent as he pledged to continue the “special” relationship between the US and UK.

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5 h. ago Trump praises Starmer’s ‘hard’ lobbying as he again suggests UK will be exempt from US tariffs – live

Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’Trump-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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5 h. ago Trump mistakenly suggests Ireland is part of UK during Starmer meeting

Donald Trump appeared to incorrectly state that Ireland is part of the United Kingdom as he boasted of his investments overseas during a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday, 27 February.

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6 h. 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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7 h. 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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7 h. 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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7 h. 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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7 h. 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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7 h. 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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7 h. ago Andrew Tate and brother flee to Florida but DeSantis says ‘you’re not welcome’

Keir Starmer pledges to raise case with Donald Trump in Oval Office meeting

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7 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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8 h. ago Watch live: Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer as ‘special man’ in historic White House meeting

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer arrives to hold crunch talks with Donald Trump in Washington DC on Thursday (27 February).

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8 h. 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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8 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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8 h. 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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8 h. ago Hot mic catches Trump urging Fox News reporter to say Cabinet meeting was ‘unbelievable’

‘Lawrence, say we did a great job, please. Okay? Say it was unbelievable,’ the president asked Fox & Friends host Lawrence Jones at the end of the meeting.

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8 h. 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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8 h. 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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9 h. ago Trump urges Starmer to double defence spending as pair meet for crunch talks at White House

US president calls on UK and Europe to ‘address years of underfunding Nato defence capabilities’

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