Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer have held a phone call six days after the President returned to the White House, Downing Street has confirmed. Just hours after it emerged that the Prime Minister was forced to wait while Trump called the leaders of China,

Top Republicans have reportedly called on Trump to consign the deal to "the shredder for good" ahead of a call between the two world leaders this week.

The Prime Minister's first call with Donald Trump since the US president's inauguration was "warm" and "constructive" and Sir Keir Starmer is looking forward to meeting him soon, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "It was a very warm call, and it was very constructive."

The talks came hours after Donald Trump gave an unexpectedly warm endorsement of Keir Starmer, saying 'I like him a lot' and he's done 'a very good job thus far'

President Donald Trump praised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for doing a “very good job” during his first months in office and said they would talk by phone soon.

Donald Trump finally spoke to Keir Starmer over the phone on Sunday. Both world leaders “stressed the importance of the close and warm ties” between their countries, according to No.10. The US president was inaugurated for his second term in the White House on Monday, meaning Downing Street has been nervously waiting for his call all week.

Downing Street said it is ‘entirely normal’ for Britain to be represented by outgoing ambassador Dame Karen Pierce

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump "stressed the importance of the close and warm ties" between their countries and "agreed to meet soon" in a phone call, Downing Street has said. Mr Trump also gave his condolences to Sir Keir over the loss of his brother,

US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a "very good job thus far" and that the pair have a "very good relationship". Asked by the BBC on board Air Force One about his relationship with Sir Keir, Trump added that they would be having a call "over the next 24 hours" - a conversation which has since taken place.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to meet soon on a call on Sunday when they also spoke about the royal family and of their two countries "warm ties", according to statement from Downing Street.

US President Donald Trump said he gets on well with Keir Starmer - despite the UK being 'liberal, which is a bit different from me"- and said they would speak in the next 24 hours