Precisely when Sir Keir finds himself on a plane over the Atlantic, and which leaders are invited before him, will be pored over – and there are clearly some, such as Georgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy and the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, who are ideologically much closer to the president than Sir Keir will ever be.

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Sir Keir Starmer will hold talks with Donald Trump in Washington within weeks, after the Republican was confirmed as the 47th President of the US yesterday.

Despite fears in No10 over threatened tariffs and the erratic nature of Trump's first stint in the White House, the PM said the UK-US special relationship will 'continue to flourish for years to come'

In a first for the momentous swearing-in ceremony, a handful of world leaders will attend - but Sir Keir isn't one of them.

Donald Trump has been sworn back in as US president, but the British public seem to have long made up their minds about the commander-in-chief. According to an Ipsos poll seen by HuffPost UK, nearly two-thirds of the country have an unfavourable view of the maverick Republican.

Downing Street said it is ‘entirely normal’ for Britain to be represented by outgoing ambassador Dame Karen Pierce

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