The first White House meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump has received a largely, if not unanimously, warm response from the British media.
The Daily Mail declared there was “quiet optimism” that the two men could work together after what it called “perhaps the most important 36 hours of Sir Keir’s premiership so far”, naming Europe as a key factor to future relations.
“The fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance and the threat of trade tariffs looms despite Trump calling the UK a ‘special place’ and Starmer a ‘special man’ who ‘loves his country’,” the paper wrote.
The main dissenting voice was The Daily Telegraph, which labelled the meeting a “missed opportunity”, saying the Prime Minister had focused on getting his deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius “over the line” rather than pushing British interests.
Applauding Sir Keir’s use of flattery without showing he was “rolling over”, it said the trip was “well done” but warned “many dangers lie ahead”.
