President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are holding a joint press conference Thursday afternoon as the two men discuss a possible deal to end the Ukraine war. US-UKRAINE RELATIONSHIP REACHES INFLECTION POINT ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF WAR The press conference is expected to begin at 2 p.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is about to make a statement to the nation in Downing Street about his plan to massively increase defence spending. It follows his dramatic statement in Parliament earlier today. Sir Keir set out that his commitment to increase spending on defence to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027.

Donald Trump has silenced Keir Starmer by saying 'that's enough' as he answered a question regarding the president's threats to annex Canada. The US President abruptly halted the discussion of Canada during the Washington press conference with Sir Keir on Thursday (February 27).

The two leaders will give a shared press conference after meeting in what has been billed by many as a test of Starmer's diplomacy.

Speaking at a glitzy party at the palatial ambassador's residence in the US capital, Prime Minister Starmer briefly appeared set to criticise President Trump before turning the joke on the new ambassador,