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Tea with a side of flattery: UK prime minister Keir Starmer visits Trump”.
Online, the newspaper covered the gathering on its front under the headline
UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived at the White House on Thursday bearing a special envelope for President Donald Trump − a letter from the British King Charles III inviting him to a second state visit,
the newspaper reportedTrump draws laughs with answer to question about calling Zelenskyy a dictator”.
Trump’s news channel of choice indirectly features the meeting on its online front page under the headlineIn Washington, Starmer deployed a mixture of flattery, deference and even a royal invitation for a state visit,
it readTrump sounds warmer tone on Ukraine but stops short of security guarantees
it statedSo of course, there are going to be ideological differences, but the critical thing is that we build common ground in our national interest as the UK and our collective interests as the UK, the US and the West more generally, and that's what the invitation is about,
he said
It's fragile, and we need to defend it, and that's why the relationship between Keir Starmer and President Trump, between the United Kingdom and the United States, is absolutely essential for Britain's economic and national security,
he saidI'm just wondering what you thought about that, because in 2017 you signed, and you urged people to please sign and share a petition to prevent Donald Trump from seeking the state visit to the United Kingdom, looking back, do you think you were wrong to do that
the presenter quizzed himWell I definitely won't be doing that this time,
Streeting said in response in a change to his previous stance.jpg)
I think you're trying to find a divide between us that doesn't exist, ... Our trading relationship is not just strong, it's fair, balanced and reciprocal."
he told reporters, noting
We've been treated very unfairly in trade,
Trump said Thursday, said, noting this applied to "friend and foe" alikeTrump: US workers in Ukraine would be a security ‘backstop’ ... Trump: We’ll end war and strike trade deal with UK”.
says the Guardian while the Times hasStarmer calculated correctly that the puff and pageantry of a state visit with King Charles was bound to appeal to a man who, when he recently wrote on social media, ‘LONG LIVE THE KING!’, had only himself in mind.”
As Washington bureau chief David Smith aptly put in his sketchSecurity guarantees without America are not real security guarantees,
he told the GuardianCould you take on Russia by yourselves?”
During questions about the war in Ukraine, he asked the prime ministerMacron is a friend of mine, and I’ve met with the Prime Minister and he’s a very nice guy … [but] nobody’s done anything,
he told Fox BusinessIf you’re not in the room to be able to pitch in with your perspective, it may simply never be considered. Now, it’s no guarantee of success, but I think that actually does have value. It’s always important to state the criticality of face-to-face diplomacy.”
Samir Puri, an associate fellow in the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, saidThe UK is in an impossible position where, on the one hand desperate to maintain the special relationship,
said BergmannEngaging with Europe is just not their priority at all,
said Max Bergmann, the director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International StudiesI think it does matter that you’ve got the you’ve got the country that’s been invaded, Ukraine, and you’ve got the two biggest and most powerful military powers in Europe, the UK and the French, having their president, prime minister, come visit in the same week.”
He said