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King Charles III (centre) and US President Donald Trump (right) meet military personal after a Beating Retreat military ceremony at Windsor Castle
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Trump’s state visit: The sequel

Michael Martins, a former senior official at the US embassy, joins the podcast to discuss what Starmer can actually hope to achieve from Trump's visit

The US president is in town. And the timing could probably hardly be worse for a prime minister still reeling from his sacking of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US. Michael Martins, a former senior official at the US embassy, joins the podcast team to preview the visit – and what Keir Starmer can actually hope to achieve from Donald Trump’s visit.

Plus: Arriving on a Jet Ski? Ed Davey, Nick Clegg and our Liberal Democrat conference preview.
 

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Topic
International relations
Keywords
Foreign affairs
Country (international)
United States
Institution
Monarchy
Position
Prime minister
Administration
Starmer government
Public figures
Donald Trump Keir Starmer King Charles III
Publisher
Institute for Government

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