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Frances Ryan

Trump has gone home but Britain’s problems will remain. Starmer’s invitation was a big mistake

Donald Trump Sir Keir Starmer United Kingdom Frances Ryan United States James I King Charles III
Donald and Melania Trump with Keir and Victoria Starmer at Chequers, Buckinghamshire on 18 September 2025.
Donald and Melania Trump with Keir and Victoria Starmer at Chequers, Buckinghamshire on 18 September 2025. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

As Donald Trump met with a grinning Keir Starmer and senior royals on his UK state visit this week, I found myself needing a Daily Mail body language expert.

Did Starmer’s hand wave suggest he wanted to ask about the migrants currently being jailed surrounded by alligators in Florida? Did King Charles’s lip shape mean he was wondering about the women who’ve accused Trump of sexual assault?

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