Keir Starmer will maintain contact with Donald Trump post-premiership, despite recent tensions. Starmer highlighted UK's defense spending contributions at the NATO summit, deflecting Trump's criticism. He also discussed future fiscal policy regarding defense spending.
King Charles is delivering a historic address to the US Congress on Tuesday, becoming the first British monarch since Elizabeth II in 1991 to address both houses. The speech comes at a tense moment in UK-US relations, with President Trump having criticized Prime Minister Starmer over his Iran response. The King will express sympathy for the recent assassination attempt on Trump and call for reconciliation and renewal of the transatlantic alliance, defending democratic values through NATO support and Ukraine protection.
Trump said King Charles's four-day state visit starting Monday could 'absolutely' help repair US-UK relations, calling the King 'a fantastic man.' The president also said PM Starmer could 'recover' politically only by changing immigration policies and criticized Lord Mandelson as ambassador. The visit marks the 250th anniversary of US independence.
