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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar in Ankara

Starmer says Trump wants to ‘stay in touch’ after he steps down

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump sit at a conference desk at the Nato summit with nameplates, an American flag between them, wearing earpieces
Keir Starmer said Trump had thanked the UK at the Nato summit in Ankara for the contribution it had made to defence spending. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Donald Trump has agreed to stay in touch with Keir Starmer after he steps down from No 10 despite his increasingly tense relationship with the UK prime minister over recent months.

After meeting at the Nato summit in Ankara, Starmer suggested that maintaining links with the US president would be part of his continued responsibilities to the strategic relationship between the two countries.

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