No 10 Downing StreetSir Keir Starmer will visit Washington for talks with Donald Trump within weeks, the foreign secretary has suggested.Speaking ahead of Trump’s inauguration as president on Monday, David Lammy said the “strength” of the UK-US relationship meant he was “very confident” the PM would secure an early meeting.There are several diplomatic challenges looming for the Labour government in its engagement with the new administration, including proposed trade tariffs and growing tensions over the UK’s proposed Chagos Islands deal.The prime minister has said he believes the “special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States will continue to flourish” under Trump.Speaking to reporters, Lammy said: “I think that when you look at past prime ministers, it’s taken between a week or up to a month to come to Washington. The importance is the strength of the relationship and the serious discussions that we have.”In the end, we have war in Europe, we have a ceasefire in the Middle East, but it’s incredibly fragile, and there are important malign actors like Iran that we’ve got to discuss with the United States and, of course, our growing trade relations with the United States.”So, lots to discuss, and I’m very confident that Keir Starmer will be discussing this with Donald Trump within the next few weeks.”Ahead of the inauguration, Sir Keir released a statement congratulating the incoming US president – saying the UK and US would “continue to build upon the unshakeable foundations of our historic alliance”.The PM said they would tackle “global challenges” and “focus on shared opportunities ahead for growth”, adding the “special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States will continue to flourish for years to come”. Sir Keir and his team have been preparing for Trump’s presidency with increasing intensity for a long time, because of the importance of this bilateral relationship.Before the US election, Sir Keir and Trump met in New York at Trump Tower as part of a charm offensive by Labour politicians with the new administration over the last year. Sir Keir added: “I look forward to our next meeting as we continue our shared mission to ensure the peace, prosperity and security of our two great nations.”Trump’s threat to impose tariffs and what his return to Washington could mean for US support for Ukraine could be among the first issues raised during his second term.Min …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnNo 10 Downing StreetSir Keir Starmer will visit Washington for talks with Donald Trump within weeks, the foreign secretary has suggested.Speaking ahead of Trump’s inauguration as president on Monday, David Lammy said the “strength” of the UK-US relationship meant he was “very confident” the PM would secure an early meeting.There are several diplomatic challenges looming for the Labour government in its engagement with the new administration, including proposed trade tariffs and growing tensions over the UK’s proposed Chagos Islands deal.The prime minister has said he believes the “special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States will continue to flourish” under Trump.Speaking to reporters, Lammy said: “I think that when you look at past prime ministers, it’s taken between a week or up to a month to come to Washington. The importance is the strength of the relationship and the serious discussions that we have.”In the end, we have war in Europe, we have a ceasefire in the Middle East, but it’s incredibly fragile, and there are important malign actors like Iran that we’ve got to discuss with the United States and, of course, our growing trade relations with the United States.”So, lots to discuss, and I’m very confident that Keir Starmer will be discussing this with Donald Trump within the next few weeks.”Ahead of the inauguration, Sir Keir released a statement congratulating the incoming US president – saying the UK and US would “continue to build upon the unshakeable foundations of our historic alliance”.The PM said they would tackle “global challenges” and “focus on shared opportunities ahead for growth”, adding the “special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States will continue to flourish for years to come”. Sir Keir and his team have been preparing for Trump’s presidency with increasing intensity for a long time, because of the importance of this bilateral relationship.Before the US election, Sir Keir and Trump met in New York at Trump Tower as part of a charm offensive by Labour politicians with the new administration over the last year. Sir Keir added: “I look forward to our next meeting as we continue our shared mission to ensure the peace, prosperity and security of our two great nations.”Trump’s threat to impose tariffs and what his return to Washington could mean for US support for Ukraine could be among the first issues raised during his second term.Min …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
