SIR Keir Starmer insisted his bromance with Donald Trump is back on after they fell out over the Iran war.
The Prime Minister said “we get on really well” as world leaders gathered for the glitzy G7 in the French Alps.
Sir Keir Starmer said gets on ‘very well’ with Donald Trump
The PM with German Chancellor Merz and President Trump at the G7 Summit Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
There were fears the US President had snubbed Sir Keir as there are no official plans for the two men to have a one-on-one meeting.
Asked about relations with The Don, Sir Keir said: “I actually spoke to on Saturday before we came, we get on really well and I’ve been with him now – Saturday on the phone – and last night and this morning.”
The PM said he spent two hours sat next to the President at a dinner on Monday night “chatting”.
He added: “We are talking pretty constantly throughout this and it’s been very productive, very good conversations.”
The Special Relationship has been strained after a row over US fighter jets using UK military bases to target , with Trump declaring Sir Keir is “no Winston Churchill”.
Sir Keir issued his fiercest criticism of the President earlier this year Donald Trump claimed that British troops dodged the front lines in Afghanistan.
Senior White House figures have also attacked the UK over .
Vice President recently blamed Henry Nowak’s death on the “mass invasion of migrants”.
And last week the embattled Prime Minister came under fresh attack from the US over his defence spending.
Elbridge Colby, Donald Trump’s Under Secretary of War, called on the UK to urgently increase cash for defence.
The PM said he congratulated Trump on his Iran deal and added it would bring “stability in the world”.
He said their PM’s demeanour was warm, adding: “There was a real sense of unity in the G7, a sort of shared consensus that things are changing, particularly this year.”
The PM revealed there was “a lot” of discussion about football around the G7 “with each leader sort of promoting their own team”.
Sir Keir, reeling from the resignations of two defence chiefs last week, hinted there was no more money for the Defence Investment Plan.
Asked specifically if there was any new cash, he replied: “Compared with the previous government that hollowed out our armed forces, we’re the government that is significantly increasing defending defence spending.”
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