Starmer to keep in touch with Trump after No 10

Starmer to keep in touch with Trump after No 10Image source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, TurkeyByRichard Wheeler and Isabella AllenPublished12 minutes agoSir Keir Starmer has said he will keep in touch with US President Donald Trump after his time as prime minister ends.The pair developed a positive relationship in their opening months of working together, which Sir Keir's team highlighted at the time as one of the biggest successes of his premiership.But Trump later mocked Sir Keir as being "no Winston Churchill" in a row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran.On Wednesday, Trump repeated his criticism of the UK's response to the conflict. But Sir Keir, asked whether Trump had wished him well as he prepares to leave Downing Street, said: "Yes he did, and we're going to stay in touch."Sir Keir was also handed a personalised gun with live ammunition as gift from Nato summit host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The revolver has Sir Keir's name written on it, but it is understood the bullets did not have anyone's name on them.A similar gift was given to the leader of each Nato country in attendance. Starmer's gifted firearm has been left with British officials in Turkey, and they are expected to decommission it so it can no longer fire live rounds. Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won'Published8 MarchStarmer tells of 'intensely personal' decision to quit and warns Burnham in first interview since resigningPublished4 days agoNato allies announce £37bn for new missile projectPublished13 hours agoSpeaking at the Nato summit in Ankara, Sir Keir also told broadcasters: "We've always got on as two individuals."That is important because it really matters in politics to have a relationship that is a working relationship."S...