Starmer on tightrope with unstable Trump

KEIR Starmer's upcoming visit to the White House will be one of the defining moments of his premiership so far.

- LIZZY BUCHAN

No 10 is preparing for a box office meeting with Donald Trump next week, where the Prime Minister will try to cast himself as the bridge between Europe and the US.

The stakes could not be any higher for these talks.

Ministers think they can find a way through the minefield of Trump's tariffs threats, which would inflict misery for Brits through higher prices.

But the American President's bombshell decision to kickstart Ukraine peace talks with Russia should serve as a grim wake-up call of how hard he will be to manage.