UK prime minister will be joined by Ukrainian president as he says Britain stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessary
Keir Starmer has welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street as Europe braces for Donald Trump’s face-to-face discussions with Vladimir Putin on Friday.
The Ukrainian president and the prime minister embraced and posed for the cameras in front of Number 10 with a handshake as he arrived in Westminster on Thursday morning while gathered media in Downing Street shouted questions. A red carpet had been rolled out for his arrival.
The prime minister’s meeting with Zelenskyy comes after he said Britain stands ready to “increase pressure” on Russia if necessary.
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said that the government is “taking our time” to make sure it gets right its guidance on gender-questioning children in schools.
