Keir Starmer travels to Brussels on Monday, becoming the first British prime minster to attend a European Union leaders’ meeting since the U.K. left the bloc five years ago. Starmer will head to dinner with EU leaders at Brussels’s neoclassical Egmont Palace walking a diplomatic and economic tightrope.

Relations between presidents and prime ministers aren’t always easy, even without Elon Musk weighing in with his views.

The new American President said the UK was "out of line" and claimed levies "might happen", before targeting the EU, who could expect something "soon".

Sir Keir Starmer will not water down the UK’s food safety standards, Downing Street has said, a decision which experts claim could put the Prime Minister on a collision course with Donald Trump.

Sir Keir Starmer has snubbed Donald Trump by refusing to accept a gift from him during the US election campaign...

The UK should play it smart by doing two things. It must try to avoid cosying up to Brussels while keeping trade ties strong. And in the meantime it must guarantee strong ties with DC. Britain has barely scratched the surface of its post- Brexit benefits. Climbing back into bed with the EU will undermine things further.

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump agreed to meet “soon” in their first phone call since the US president ’s inauguration. In the 45-minute call, Sir Keir praised the US president for his “role in securing the landmark ceasefire and hostages deal in Gaza”, Downing Street said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he would seek a strong trade relationship with the U.S. after President Donald Trump suggested he would slap Europe with tariffs after he hit America's biggest trading partners — Canada,