4 h. ago After chiding US allies, Trump lavishes praise on ‘special’ Starmer

UK leader hails ‘very productive discussion’ but president declines to back plan for Ukrainian peacekeepers

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7 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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7 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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9 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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10 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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10 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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10 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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14 h. ago Boost for Starmer ahead of crunch Trump talks: US officials praise UK hiking defence spending to 2.5% of GDP and PM's offer of troops for any Ukraine peace deal

US officials praised the UK's commitment to hike spending on defence to 2.5 per cent of GDP, and the PM's offer of troops for any Ukraine peace deal.

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