Starmer’s golf swing will be the least of his worries with Trump at Turnberry

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The prime minister is nervous at the prospect of possibly having to play golf with Donald Trump, but he will have much bigger problems on his mind when they meet at Turnberry, Political Editor David Maddox reports

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Keir Starmer has confided that he has never played golf before, which may prove to be a problem when he holds a bilateral with Donald Trump at the US president’s Turnberry course in Scotland on Monday.

Starmer’s golf swing will be the least of his worries with Trump at Turnberry

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