The Prime Minister spoke to the US president over the phone as he welcomed the country’s special envoy to Downing Street.

Keir Starmer has stepped away from Donald Trump’s words on Ukraine by claiming the country is on an “irreversible path” to joining Nato. Kyiv has long asked to join the defence alliance in the hope that it would protect it from Vladimir Putin’s expansionist aims.

Relations between presidents and prime ministers aren’t always easy, even without Elon Musk weighing in with his views.

Downing Street said Keir Starmer said Ukraine's future cannot be decided behind closed doors - and it was on an 'irreversible path to NATO membership - in a call this morning

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Thursday, discussing a visit to the United States, according to Starmer’s office. “The Prime Minister was pleased to host President Trump’s Special Envoy to the United Kingdom,

Ultimately, the lessons for the UK to glean seem scarce. Trump has successfully wielded the tariffs stick against major trading partners and shown that it can work. He has also shown that no ally is immune, and the UK doesn’t have the leverage (or economic power) to call his bluff. For now, Starmer's cautious approach seems prudent.

Sir Keir Starmer insisted he would “always put our national interest first” in response to Donald Trump's steel tariffs. The prime minister told MPs the UK would not “abandon” steelworkers amid warnings that the UK steel industry faces a devasting blow when Mr Trump's 25 per cent tax on imports to the US comes into effect next month.