What are Trump and the U.Okay.’s Starmer anticipated to debate?
Mr. Trump and Starmer are anticipated to debate a spread of points Thursday, together with commerce. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump stated Starmer’s authorities is hoping to barter “a bit bit higher deal” to ease commerce restrictions together with U.S. tariffs.
The leaders are anticipated to formally announce a U.S.-U.Okay. “Expertise Prosperity Deal,” boosting ties in AI, quantum computing, and nuclear power, with firms together with Google, Microsoft and Nvidia on board to formalize some $42 billion of investments within the U.Okay.
The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are additionally prone to come up, as Starmer has joined a number of different international locations in asserting plans to acknowledge a Palestinian state if Israel fails to satisfy sure circumstances, together with agreeing to a ceasefire with Hamas and letting in additional humanitarian support.
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On the battle in Ukraine, Starmer and different European leaders have pushed Mr. Trump to take a tougher line on Vladimir Putin, who’s blown previous a sequence of deadlines issued by the president for Putin to satisfy instantly with Ukraine’s chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy to barter a ceasefire.
Mr. Trump has just lately stated “it takes two to tango,” suggesting he might nonetheless impose new sanctions in opposition to Russia, however he stated America’s NATO allies first needed to halt all purchases of Russian power.
By Tucker Reals and Sara Prepare dinner
What’s in store for Day 2 of President Trump’s second state visit to the U.K.
President Trump bid farewell to King Charles and Windsor Castle on Thursday and boarded his Marine One helicopter for the short flight to Chequers, the official country residence of the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.
He’s to hold a bilateral meeting, behind closed doors, with Starmer, and will also join a reception with business leaders, before the two leaders hold a joint news conference.
On Thursday afternoon, Mr. Trump will leave Chequers and fly back to the U.S.
What Trump did on Day 1 of his historic second U.K. state visit
President Trump and first lady Melania were feted by King Charles III on the first full day of their state visit, the British royals putting on the kind of display they have long been known for — giving their U.S. visitor full military honors and a glittering state banquet at Windsor Castle.
There were protests in London, and even at Windsor the night before the Trumps arrived, deriding the U.S. leader’s policies and highlighting his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But police estimated a crowd of only about 5,000, and as the protesters were in central London, about 20 miles from Windsor, they were well out of Mr. Trump’s earshot as he enjoyed the royal treatment.
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The day included a military honor featuring more than 1,000 British troops marching in formation, a military flypast — albeit toned down due to rain, a visit to the late Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb, and then a formal state banquet where Mr. Trump sat at the center of a dining table more than 150 feet long.
