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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump next week, Starmer’s office in London has confirmed.
A spokesman said Starmer would seek to “deepen the special relationship” on his first visit to Washington DC since Trump’s inauguration.
Asked last week about meeting Starmer, Trump said the two were “going to have a friendly meeting, very good”.
The UK government has had mixed results in its efforts to gain favour with the new US administration.


Trump’s departure from Western allies on its stance on Ukraine and Nato, the looming threat of trade tariffs and the UK’s deal to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands have presented potential tensions.
Starmer and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy have reiterated the resilience of the UK-US “special relationship”.
At last week’s Munich Security Conference, US Vice-President J.D. Vance criticised the UK over a legal case in which a former serviceman who silently prayed outside an abortion clinic was convicted of breaching the safe zone around the centre.
In a wider attack on what he suggested was a shift away from democratic values across Europe, Vance claimed the “basic liberties of religious Britons, in particular” are under threat.
Asked about comments made by Vance, Starmer’s spokesman said: “There’s going to be a wide range of issues that we’ll be working with the new US administration on.
“The prime minister looks forward to meeting President Trump shortly to discuss how we can deepen the special relationship across trade and investment, security.”




He added: “The prime minister will travel to Washington, DC next week”.
Starmer and Trump previously met at Trump Tower in New York ahead of the US election, with the US president describing the British prime minister as a “very nice guy”.
On Ukraine, Starmer has said the US wanted to achieve “lasting peace” which “aligns precisely” with the UK and EU position.
Trump’s allies have expressed scepticism over the UK’s proposed deal with Mauritius, which would hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, but the UK government said the deal was necessary to secure the future of the Diego Garcia military base which was used by the United States.
Trump has also shown his willingness to impose high tariffs on close trading partners such as Canada and Mexico but Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves was among the ministers who have said they can minimise the impacts of tariffs on the UK by arguing Britain does not have a trade deficit with the US.


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Starmer’s planned trip comes as Britain faces the looming threat of US trade tariffs, but Trump says it will be a ‘friendly meeting’


Starmer’s planned trip comes as Britain faces the looming threat of US trade tariffs, but Trump says it will be a ‘friendly meeting’.
