Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have spoken for the first time since the US president made his historic return to the White House. The prime minister got through to Washington on the phone just under a week after Trump’s inauguration,

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump agreed to meet “soon” in their first phone call since the US president ’s inauguration. In the 45-minute call, Sir Keir praised the US president for his “role in securing the landmark ceasefire and hostages deal in Gaza”, Downing Street said.

US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a "very good job thus far" and that the pair have a "very good relationship". Asked by the BBC on board Air Force One about his relationship with Sir Keir,

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump stressed the importance of the close and warm ties between their countries and agreed to meet soon in a phone call, Downing Street has said.

Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer have held a phone call six days after the President returned to the White House, Downing Street has confirmed. Just hours after it emerged that the Prime Minister was forced to wait while Trump called the leaders of China,