David Lammy is meeting JD Vance today amid tensions over Gaza and Ukraine.
The Foreign Secretary is hosting the US vice-president at his country retreat of Chevening.
The pair are said to have developed something of a bromance over their difficult childhoods and Christian faith, despite starkly different political outlooks.
However, that warmth could be tested with friction growing over the UK's vow to recognise Palestine as a state.
Keir Starmer also this morning condemned an Israeli plan to take control of Gaza City, warning of more 'bloodshed'.
