The talks came hours after the US president praised the Prime Minister for having done "a very good job thus far" and confirmed the pair were due to speak soon.

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 has offered a surprise olive branch to the UK government, praising Keir Starmer for doing a "very good job thus far".

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had a call planned with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the next 24 hours. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he and Starmer "get along well" despite him being "liberal,

Laila Soueif, who has been on hunger strike for 117 days over the failure to secure Alaa Abd El-Fattah's release from an Egyptian jail, called on the Prime Minister to intervene directly

These changes make this an opportune moment for Sir Keir Starmer to re-engage with the EU. Next weekend the prime minister will attend his first informal summit with other European leaders in Brussels,

The US President spoke of his respect and affection for the royal family, with the leaders also discussing Gaza and the ties between Britain and the US. | ITV National News

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs with possible questions expected on the state of Britain's finances and questions over the Southport murders

In an interview with the BBC, Trump said Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK's ruling Labour Party, was doing a "very good job."

Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a fresh blow as a major new survey reveals just one in 10 think he is doing a good job. Voters are deserting Labour with those who backed the party at the last election suffering “buyer’s remorse”.

Donald Trump is expected to visit the UK “soon” after Sir Keir Starmer became the first European leader to speak to the President since his inauguration...