British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer remained silent as Donald Trump issued a three-word verdict on the war in Ukraine, telling reporters, "Yes, we can," when asked about coming to a peace agreemen

The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.

The US President met the British leader in person as he arrived at the White House, just 48 hours after Mr Macron was welcomed by a member of staff.

No 10 will study the French leader’s playbook to decide whether Starmer should emulate his efforts to woo the mercurial and quixotic US President

Sir Keir Starmer has held crisis talks over the phone with both Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump following their heated exchange in the White House.

US President Donald Trump has welcomed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to the White House, commencing a highly anticipated meeting between the two leaders. Sir Keir's visit comes days after France's Emmanuel Macron visited the US,