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Both leaders skillfully avoided awkward topics, fending off inquiries regarding the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his connections to Trump and Starmer’s former U.S. ambassador.
‘Special relationship’ renewed
“We’ve renewed the special relationship for a new era,” Starmer told reporters.
Earlier, during the opening of a business reception, prominent figures in U.S. and U.K. business were introduced by the leaders to highlight a significant £150 billion ($307 billion) investment package from the U.S. into Britain, courtesy of corporations like Microsoft and Blackstone, as part of a broader initiative claimed to benefit both countries.
‘Priceless ties’
“The ties between our countries are priceless,” he said.
The first day of Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK concluded with a banquet at Windsor Castle. Source: AAP / Phil Noble
“We’ve done some things that financially are great for both countries … I think it’s an unbreakable bond we have, regardless of what we’re doing today. I think it’s unbreakable,” Trump said.
Starmer has been promoting Britain as an appealing target for U.S. investment, aligning with the country’s financial services, technology, and energy industries, to draw in U.S. funds and support infrastructure expansion for economic advancement.
Jimmy Kimmel and free speech
“Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person. He had very poor ratings, and he should have been dismissed a long time ago. So, whether you call that free speech or not, he was let go due to lacking talent.”
Starmer sidestepped a potential conflict over the different interpretations of free speech in the U.K. and U.S., following Trump’s remarks that the U.K. had “established the foundations of law, liberty, free speech, and individual rights” during its empire, and stressed that it “must continue to champion the values…of the English-speaking world.”
Disagreements on foreign policy
The US leader again expressed frustration that European nations were still buying Russian oil, but said Starmer was not part of their number.
Demonstrators took to the streets in London to express opposition to Donald Trump’s presence and policies during his state visit to the U.K. Source: Getty / Guy Smallman
Trump also repeated his position that he disagreed with countries recognising Palestinian statehood — something Starmer has said Britain will do if Israel fails to relieve suffering in Gaza and reach a ceasefire in its war with Hamas.
“I have a disagreement with the prime minister on that score, one of our few disagreements, actually,” Trump said.
