{"id":2562,"date":"2024-09-26T22:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/starmer-to-meet-trump-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T22:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:06:32","slug":"starmer-to-meet-trump-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/starmer-to-meet-trump-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer to meet Trump for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starmer to meet Trump for the first time<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-b294mj-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ac69\/live\/3c6280c0-7c49-11ef-b611-238627c8a980.jpg.webp 240w, 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e8mq1e96\">Isabella Allen<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Senior political producer<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1p5zx6c-Container e8mq1e914\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10jchsn-Text-TextItalic e8mq1e97\"><strong>Reporting from<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-rn7xsk-Text-LocationText e8mq1e98\"><span class=\"ssrcss-15fq616-IconContainer e8mq1e94\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12.3 11c0 2.1 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.7s3.7-1.7 3.7-3.7-1.6-3.7-3.7-3.7S12.3 9 12.3 11m2.9 20c-3-4.4-5.6-8.5-7.3-12.1-1.5-3-2.1-5.6-2.1-7.9C5.7 5.5 10.1 1 16 1s10.3 4.6 10.3 10c0 2.3-.7 4.9-2.1 7.9-1.7 3.6-4.3 7.7-7.3 12.1z\" \/><\/svg><\/span>New York<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-14afken-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-09-26T21:00:03.525Z\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The Prime Minister will meet former President Donald Trump later.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It will be the first time Sir Keir Starmer has met the Republican candidate for US President.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sir Keir is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, but will make time to meet Trump at his New York base &#8211; Trump Tower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The prime minister said it was \u201cgood\u201d he had the opportunity to meet the Republican presidential nominee and that it was \u201creally to establish a relationship between the two of us\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sir Keir will not meet the Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, on this trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They have not met before either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has previously said he would like to see both candidates ahead of the US presidential election on 5 November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The prime minister said he \u201cobviously\u201d still wants to speak to Vice-President Kamala Harris, but that there were the \u201cusual diary challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added: \u201cI&#8217;m a great believer in personal relations on the international stage. I think it really matters that you know who your counterpart is in any given country, and know them personally, get to know them face to face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Harris is in Washington for talks alongside President Joe Biden with President Volodymyr Zelensky, as a row between the Ukrainian leader and the Trump campaign escalated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Republicans have reacted angrily to the Ukrainian president&#8217;s decision to visit an arms factory in the US president&#8217;s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, with several top Democrats, and it now appears Zelensky will not meet Trump as had been expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">When asked by reporters if a Donald Trump presidency would leave the UK more exposed on the global stage when it comes to support for Ukraine, the prime minister said: \u201cThe first thing I think is important to say in relation to this is we&#8217;ve obviously had a special relationship with the US for a long time, forged in really difficult circumstances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;That always sits above whoever holds the particular office, either in the US or the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said the relationship was probably as &#8220;as strong now as it&#8217;s ever been&#8221; in relation to the Middle East and Ukraine&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Starmer added: &#8220;The US people will decide who they want as their president, and we will work with whoever is resident, as you would expect. I\u2019m not going to speculate on what any particular issues may be the other side of the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-113c0cq-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>Keir Starmer<\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-5i1hhv-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-msolhr-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1lqqmgw-LinksHeadingWrapper e3eyuya4\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ypkflt-EndOfContentLinksGrid e3eyuya2\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-s1qr4x-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1m4lri3-PromoSwitchLayoutAtBreakpoints et5qctl0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Starmer wants to meet Trump and Harris before US election<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">1 day ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-z60stg-PromoImageContainer en81kx34\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17h6w1t-PromoImageContainerInner en81kx32\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-fec6qv-ImageWrapper en81kx33\"><span class=\"ssrcss-87ao73-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keir Starmer\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ub2zSt.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/fe18\/live\/f5c7dd10-7b24-11ef-9617-cff57bf511c9.jpg 976w\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440.214190093708\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:00:03 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starmer to meet Trump for the first time Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC Reporting from New York Isabella Allen Senior political producer Reporting from New York 1 hour ago The Prime Minister will meet former President Donald Trump later. 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