7 h. ago Starmer lays the ground for warmer relations between Trump and Zelensky ahead of Friday summit

The British prime minister has been more barn owl than barn stormer in the White House – but it worked, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

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9 h. ago What an unlikely bromance! Donald Trump and Keir Starmer insist Special Relationship is alive and well despite tensions over Ukraine at historic White House summit

In an extraordinary exchange at the White House, the President and Prime Minister lavished each other with praise and played down the vast political gulf between them.

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11 h. ago PM and Trump keen to showcase ‘tremendous relationship’ during crunch talks

The US President said Sir Keir had ‘earned whatever the hell they pay him’ when asked about tariffs.

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15 h. ago Donald Trump's real view of UK emerges and what he thinks of Keir Starmer

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer have a genuinely decent relationship, partly because the US President doesn't think the Prime Minister ever tries to trick or deceive him

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26 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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36 h. ago Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

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37 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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37 h. ago Donald Trump says Europe must provide Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington

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46 h. ago War between Melania and Ivanka Trump exposed: Insiders finally reveal full, ugly truth of their spat... and First Lady's barbed nickname for her stepdaughter

It's no secret that Melania Trump's first four years in the White House were marked by an ugly and enduring rivalry with her stepdaughter Ivanka. Now insiders spill the full story...

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56 h. ago Fued between Canada and Musk deepens as more than 250,000 sign petition to revoke his citizenship

More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a petition to revoke Musk's citizenship following his close relationship with Trump, who has taken repeated shots at Canada’s sovereignty

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56 h. ago Feud between Canada and Musk deepens as more than 250,000 sign petition to revoke his citizenship

More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a petition to revoke Musk's citizenship following his close relationship with Trump, who has taken repeated shots at Canada’s sovereignty

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64 h. ago Trump tasks son’s hunting pal with keeping the US food supply safe

Kyle Diamantas, Florida attorney with ties to Donald Trump Jr, will oversee about 80% of US food supplyThe acting federal government official overseeing the vast majority of the US’s food supply is a Florida attorney who reportedly is a hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr, the president’s eldest child and namesake.As Vanity Fair reported, acting deputy commissioner for human foods at the Food and Drug Administration Kyle Diamantas will be responsible for overseeing all FDA activities related to nutrition and food safety for the elder Donald Trump’s second presidential administration. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Macron the ‘Trump whisperer’ works his magic but US and Europe remain an ocean apart

Mixing flattery and firmness, the French president sought to heal the transatlantic schism over Ukraine, giving Keir Starmer a tough act to followIt was a delicate balancing act for the man once considered Europe’s “Trump whisperer”.Emmanuel Macron, the French president, was seated in the Oval Office gently trying to factcheck Donald Trump in real time as the US president pushed a narrative that Ukraine had taken advantage of US support during its defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Now, said Trump, it is time to get paid back. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Can the ‘special relationship’ survive Donald Trump? – podcast

Keir Starmer is travelling to the White House for a high-stakes meeting. But will he have any influence over the US president? Patrick Wintour reportsIt’s the most important international relationship the UK has, and for decades has been referred to as “special”. Since the second world war, the UK and the US have considered themselves the closest allies, working together for shared values, with any resentments, differences of opinion or cross words kept to private channels.But now Donald Trump is back and he seems keen to throw the usual world order of alliances and enmities into chaos. Keir Starmer’s first meeting with the US president comes at a crucial juncture for Europe, with the future of Ukraine in the balance. “The stakes at the moment could not be higher,” says the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago What is the relationship like with Prince Harry and Donald Trump? British royal's US visa row explained

Prince and president back on each other’s radars over visa issues

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4 d. ago Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti

From a fight over a $500bn minerals deal to Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ – here are the key US politics stories from Sunday at a glanceAs Ukraine prepared to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would be willing to step down if it meant peace or membership of Nato, something the US and some other Nato member states oppose. Zelenskyy insisted he wanted good, “friendly” relations with America – a “strategic partner” – and shrugged off Trump’s bruising description of him as a “dictator” for not holding elections during wartime.But he also said that he would not sign a $500bn minerals deal proposed by the US. He said the figure was far higher than the US’s actual military contribution of $100bn. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump set to address parliament for the first time after first

This is expected to involve Mr Trump formally addressing MPs and Lords - ahead of his first state visit he had been controversially blocked by former speaker John Bercow .

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5 d. ago Fewer than one in five voters think Starmer will be able to build a relationship with Trump following their meeting this week

Exclusive polling data, published after the special relationship between the UK and US was rocked by the President's attack on Volodymyr Zelensky , reveals 19 per cent think the leaders will hit it off.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Damon Hill declares ‘it’s over’ as F1 legend takes latest swipe at Elon Musk

Damon Hill has had a number of run-ins with Elon Musk over the past few months over the South African's ownership of Twitter and his relationship with Donald Trump

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