British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rallied his European counterparts Sunday to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he announced outlines of a plan to end Russia’s war.

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Starmer addressed business leaders at the residence of the British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, on Wednesday night after he arrived in Washington. Donald Trump is due to greet Starmer at the White House at around 12.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived at the White House Thursday to try to convince President Donald Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the negotiating table along with Moscow.

President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met at the White House on Thursday for their first in-person talks since the Republican leader upended U.S. policy on Ukraine, the Middle East and global trade.

Trump says Starmer is "a special man - and the United Kingdom is a wonderful country that I know very well, I'm there a lot".

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product by 2027 and target a three per cent level last seen decades ago,

Meeting between the Labour prime minister and US president touched on Ukraine, tariffs, trade deals, the Chagos Islands, Nato and a historic state visit invitation from King Charles

US President Donald Trump has welcomed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to the White House, commencing a highly anticipated meeting between the two leaders. Sir Keir's visit comes days after France's Emmanuel Macron visited the US,

Watch live as President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a joint press conference. Starmer's trip, coming a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, reflects the mounting concern felt by much of Europe that Trump's aggressive push to find an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine signals his willingness to concede too much to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

So we've decided today to go further to begin work on a new economic deal with advanced technology at its core," Starmer told reporters during a joint press conference with Trump at the White House. Trump said he thought a deal with Britain could be reached quickly.