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It seems that the Union flag is flying upside down outside Blair House - the presidential guesthouse opposite the White House where PM Starmer is staying for his visit."
I'm considering how we preserve peace in Europe and how we get a lasting peace in Ukraine.
We're very pleased with Prime Minister Starmer's announcement to increase spending to 2.5 per cent of the UK is GDP
A senior Trump administration official said this afternoon There’s a lot of humour with Trump. It’s quick-witted repartee, which he is a master of. He’s very funny. He’s enormous fun to be with.”
He hasn’t conceded anything to anyone. He’s doing the job of a diplomat.”
Vice President JD Vance insisted I’m not going to make security guarantees ... very much. We’re going to have Europe do that.”
But Mr Trump, announcing the leaders' plans to sign the agreement, said I've only just arrived but already I can feel there's a real buzz around Washington right now
Addressing an audience drawn from the Washington elite, the PM said And, you know, taking out a chainsaw isn't quite my style, but we are stripping away red tape and bureaucracy.
In a reference to Elon Musk, he added We want to strike a new partnership, we share the view that our best days lie ahead,
It's going to take time. You can't procure battle frigates overnight but there are things we can do in the grey-zone area, which is where we are most vulnerable. London is vulnerable to attack because we have no air defence.”
Starmer will find a lot of challenge and pushback on what is clearly a two tiered legal system,
a Trump team insider told The Independent
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