LONDON — In almost every way, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will walk into the White House on Thursday as an alien in President Donald Trump’s MAGA universe: a former human rights lawyer, a onetime top prosecutor and, after vanquishing Conservatives in elections last summer, the United Kingdom’s most liberal leader in more than a decade.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer‘s visit to the White House on Thursday provided a first look at how the United States’s “special relationship” with the United Kingdom will fare during President Donald Trump’s second administration.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy played the US president as the Prime Minister and his team 'war-gamed' how to handle the high stakes meeting.

The prime minister said 'nobody wants to see that' after an angry clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was televised on Friday.

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

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their extraordinary exchange in the Oval Office. A statement from No 10 on Friday night confirmed the prime minister had spoken with the US and Ukrainian presidents and that he retained "unwavering support for Ukraine".

Starmer seems to have come away with the chance at avoiding tariffs by recognising the constraints of the reality on the ground in Washington.

Sir Keir Starmer has paid a visit to the White House for crunch talks with Donald Trump on Ukraine, trade and technology, following the announcement of the US President's state visit invitation. The Prime Minister will push Mr Trump to provide a US 'backstop',

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are reportedly considering a joint return to Washington, D.C., in tandem with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky traveled to the United States last week to meet with President Donald Trump and to finalize a long-term U.

Tensions are high as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are set to visit Washington to push for continued U.S. support for Ukraine.