When Sir Keir Starmer holds lunchtime talks with Donald Trump in the White House he must play his ace card - Brexit. Britain’s course for the rest of this decade and beyond is on the line in this high stakes showdown with the US President. Tariffs, a trade deal, global defence, Nato, Russia and China are all on the table.

President Donald Trump said he would restart long-stalled negotiations on trade with the UK, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer heralded a “new economic deal” between the two countries.

It’s time for Keir Starmer to make his move. Britain’s prime minister has spent months carefully crafting a chummy relationship with Donald Trump. He has showered the US president with flattery since even before his November election win;