74 m. ago What can Keir Starmer say at the White House that Donald Trump might listen to? | Andrew Rawnsley

The stakes couldn’t be higher and the risks couldn’t be greater when the prime minister visits Washington this weekFor British prime ministers, with their ideas about the world shaped by the histories of Churchill and Roosevelt, Maggie and Ronnie, and the rest of the folklore about the transatlantic alliance, the prospect of a visit to the White House usually causes tingles of excitement. One of our senior diplomats once offered me an explanation of the allure: “The red carpet is laid out, the national anthems are played, all that stuff is very seductive.” This will be customarily accompanied by ritualistic words about the importance and invincibility of the “special relationship”.Number 10 lobbied hard to get Sir Keir Starmer across the Atlantic early in the second term of Donald Trump and, until recently, Downing Street people were telling themselves that an encounter between the two men needn’t be a disaster and might even turn out to be a success. In the weeks since Trump’s re-e...

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2 h. ago Voices: Why I support The Independent’s campaign to oppose Donald Trump’s assault on democracy and liberty

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Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week.

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7 h. ago Britain will 'turn the screws' on Putin with new sanctions on Russia, No10 assures Zelensky as Trump demands return on Ukraine aid money

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8 h. ago UK hits Russia with fresh sanctions as part of ‘triple whammy’ to tighten the screws on Putin

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8 h. ago Trump expected to invite Prince William to visit Washington during Starmer meet later this week

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8 h. ago iPhone designer still asks: ‘I wonder what Steve Jobs would do?’ – despite being told not to

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8 h. ago iPhone designer Ive: I feel responsible for device’s ‘not so positive’ impact

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