News comes as Government tries to secure a trade deal with the US with a ‘mini-Cabinet’ of senior ministers working on a potential agreement

Despite what ministers say, Labour will be feeling rather nervous about working with the unpredictable Republican.

How Starmer must have looked at The Donald on Monday and wished had even a fraction of his chutzpah, his drive, his vision. But what old Slippery needs to realise that if this country is ever to thrive he needs to watch and learn from Trump.

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.

Sir Keir Starmer congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the forty-seventh President of the United States. The British PM did not attend the ceremony in Washington.

Here the PA news agency looks at five of the challenges facing Britain as a result of Mr Trump’s second presidency.

In a humiliating climb down, Keir Starmer has reportedly suspended his foolhardy plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until the new Trump administration takes office.

Keir Starmer will not be attending Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington, DC despite an eclectic cast of British and international characters including Suella Braverman, Liz Truss and Laurence Fox

Taylor Swift cheered on boyfriend Travis Kelce during the Kansas City Chiefs’ NFL playoff game against the Houston Texans Jan. 18. The five-time Grammy nominee said the former first lady's confirmed absence is disrespectful: "She seems a little angry."

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

NIGEL Farage today reveals he has spoken to Keir Starmer’s government about helping them schmooze Donald Trump – as he declares he has the new US regime “on speed dial”. The Reform