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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey, Eleni Courea and Michael Savage

Starmer banks on £150bn investment to placate critics of Trump state visit

Donald Trump and King Charles during the carriage procession to Windsor Castle
Donald Trump and King Charles during the carriage procession to Windsor Castle. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Keir Starmer has sought to navigate a politically treacherous state visit by Donald Trump with an announcement of £150bn of US investment in the UK, as the president was kept safely within the confines of Windsor Castle.

As thousands of protesters voiced their anger in London at a Stop Trump Coalition protest, the US president was escorted by the king and queen through a first day that ended in a state banquet but kept him out of reach of his critics.

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