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    Donald Trump praises Keir Starmer’s ‘beautiful’ accent as he makes special pledge

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    Donald Trump praised Sir Keir Starmer’s “beautiful” accent as he pledged to continue the “special” relationship between the US and UK.The two leaders held a press conference following an earlier Oval Office meeting where the war in Ukraine and trade deals featured high on the agenda.Earlier on Thursday (27 February), Sir Keir handed a letter from King Charles to Mr Trump, inviting him to the UK for a second state visit.Speaking at the press conference, Sir Keir said: “I look forward to welcoming you to the United Kingdom.”The US President replied: “What a beautiful accent. I would have been president 20 years ago if I had that accent.” More

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      Trump compliments Starmer’s wife when questioned on US-UK relationship

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      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.The US president said he was “very impressed” with Lady Victoria Starmer as he spoke with the PM in Washington.Sir Keir is visiting Washington to push the reluctant Mr Trump to provide a US “backstop” to prevent Vladimir Putin from launching a fresh assault on Ukraine after any peace deal.The US president said he and the UK prime minister “get along famously” and accepted an invitation that Sir Keir delivered from King Charles III for a second state visit to the UK. More

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      Keir Starmer clashes with JD Vance over vice president’s attack on Europe’s free speech

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      Sir Keir Starmer appeared to clash with US Vice President JD Vance over his previous attack on Europe’s free speech.America’s relationship with Europe was brought up during Sir Keir’s White House meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday (27 February).Speaking at the Munich Security Conference earlier this. month, Mr Vance accused European governments – including the UK’s, of retreating from their values and ignoring voter concerns on migration and free speech.Mr Vance said US and Europe relations would be discussed at lunch, before he was interrupted by the UK Prime Minister, who told him: “We have had free speech in the United Kingdom for a long time.” More

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      Donald Trump makes U-turn on Volodymyr Zelensky dictator comment during meeting with Keir Starmer

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      Donald Trump appeared to make a U-turn after previously describing Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator”.The US President was quizzed about his relations with Zelensky and Vladimir Putin during an Oval Office meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday (27 February).He was also asked about his comments calling the Ukrainian president a “dictator” earlier this month.“Do you still think President Zelensky is a dictator?”, a reporter asked Trump.The president replied: “Did I say that?“I can’t believe I said that. Next question please.” More

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      Trump and Starmer’s first words to each other before crunch Ukraine talks

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      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.The UK prime minister is visiting Washington to push the reluctant US president to provide a US “backstop” to prevent the Russian leader from launching a fresh assault on Ukraine after any peace deal.Mr Trump has said he would not provide security guarantees “beyond very much”, insisting it was for Europeans to protect Ukraine.The Republican, who has launched efforts with Russia to find a quick peace deal to end the invasion, has falsely accused Volodymyr Zelensky of being a “dictator” and suggested the Ukrainian leader was to blame for starting the war. More

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      Starmer takes playful jab at Musk in DC reception speech: ‘Taking out a chainsaw isn’t my style’

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      Keir Starmer took a playful dig at Elon Musk while speaking at the UK Embassy in Washington DC on the eve of his meeting with US President Donald Trump on 27 February.“We share the view that our best days lie ahead.  And, you know, taking out a chainsaw isn’t quite my style.” said Sir Keir. “But we are stripping away red tape and bureaucracy. We are reforming permitting, getting things built, reducing barriers to investment and growth.”The prime minister’s comments followed Elon Musk’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., on 20 February, where he waved a blinged-out chainsaw around on stage. More

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      Watch: UK foreign secretary suggests Trump has influence on UK’s Chagos deal

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      Donald Trump may have a say over the UK’s deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, David Lammy admitted on Wednesday, 26 February.Speaking to Robert Peston, the UK foreign secretary confirmed that if the US president isn’t happy with the deal then it “will not go forward.””We have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States… they’ve got to be happy with the deal or there is no deal,” Mr Lammy added.The UK is in talks to hand control of the archipelago back to Mauritius as part of a deal rumoured to be worth £9bn. More

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      Starmer slams accusation he is ‘Farage in disguise’ over defence spending increase

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      Sir Keir Starmer dismissed an accusation he is “Nigel Farage in disguise” over his plans to slash the foreign aid budget to hike defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP to counter “tyrants” like Vladimir Putin.Asked whether he was the Reform UK leader “in disguise” because of the similarities in his approach to that of the opposition party’s policy platform, Sir Keir told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, 25 February: “Nigel Farage didn’t even turn up to the debate in Parliament today. Nigel Farage is fawning over Putin.”Mr Farage has previously said he “disliked [Putin] as a person, but admired him as a political operator because he’s managed to take control of running Russia.” More

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      Boris Johnson claims US-Ukraine minerals deal is ‘days away’ from being signed

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      Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed the US and Ukraine are “very close” to signing a minerals agreement.The former Tory leader, who is in Kyiv today (24 February) on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, made his comments during an interview with Good Morning Britain.He said: “There is a very interesting develop. I believe we’re very close to getting this minerals agreement signed between the US and Ukraine.”His comments follow those of White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will soon sign an agreement to cede control of much of his country’s rare earth minerals to the US as part of a process he says will lead to an end to the war with Russia. More