SKETCH: The British prime minister is not known for his charm, but he brought a secret weapon with him to disarm Trump, writes

Donald Trump praised Sir Keir Starmer's “beautiful” accent as he pledged to continue the “special” relationship between the US and UK. The two leaders held a press conference following an earlier Oval Office meeting where the war in Ukraine and trade deals featured high on the agenda.

The letter captured by photographs and shown partially by Trump to reporters in the Oval Office says the British monarch remembers with “great fondness” Trump’s visit during his first term.

Live listeners talk to Nicky Campbell. Sir Keir Starmer last week delivered an invite to President Trump from King Charles for a state visit to the UK. The SNP and a number of MPs have called for the invite to be revoked in light of the extraordinary scenes in the Oval Office on Friday.

During an Oval Office meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday, President Trump appeared to forget some of his recent controversial remarks, including calling Zelenskyy a “dictator” and claiming the EU was designed to "screw the US" on trade.

President Trump met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Washington yesterday. While sitting beside the British leader in the Oval Office, Trump said repeatedly that he believed that Vladimir Putin,

Keir Starmer welcomed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on Saturday following the explosive exchange with President Donald Trump.