Sir Keir Starmer is expected to travel to Scotland for a meeting with Donald Trump on his golf course tomorrow to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister will make the journey up north to visit Trump Turnberry in Girvan, Ayrshire, where the US President has been playing golf since Saturday morning.
Starmer and Trump are expected to discuss the prospect of a ceasefire in the Middle East and how to apply pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
They are also expected to talk one-on-one about advancing implementation of the UK-US trade deal, signed on May 8.
The PM is also expected to welcome the President’s administration working with Qatar and Egypt to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza.
A Number 10Â spokesperson said it was expected they will discuss ‘what more can be done to secure the ceasefire urgently, bring an end to the unspeakable suffering and starvation in Gaza and free the hostages who have been held so cruelly for so long’.
The war in Ukraine will also be up for discussion with both politicians ‘set to talk about their shared desire to bring an end to the barbaric war’ according to Number 10, and expected to ‘reflect on progress in their 50-day drive to arm Ukraine and force Putin to the negotiating table‘.
After a meeting at the course, Starmer and Trump will travel on together for a further private engagement in Aberdeen.
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to travel to Scotland for a meeting with Donald Trump on his golf course tomorrow to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine
The Prime Minister will make the journey up north to visit Trump Turnberry in Girvan, Ayrshire, where the US President has been playing golf since Saturday morning
Starmer and Trump are expected to discuss the prospect of a ceasefire in the Middle East and how to apply pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine
A government spokesperson said: ‘The UK and the US have one of the closest, most productive alliances the world has ever seen, working together to cooperate on defence, intelligence, technology and trade.
‘The UK was the first country to agree a deal with the US that lowered tariffs on key sectors and has received one of the lowest reciprocal tariff rates in the world.
‘Businesses in aerospace and autos are already benefiting from the strong relationship the UK has with the US and the deal agreed on May 8.
‘The Government is working at pace with the US to go further to deliver benefits to working people on both sides of the Atlantic and to give UK industry the security it needs, protect vital jobs, and put more money in people’s pockets through the Plan for Change.’
The meeting comes after Trump met with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, this afternoon.Â
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