It was the highest-risk moment of a meticulously stage managed state visit, but Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer presented an almost united front during a lengthy press conference yesterday.
Standing side-by-side in the great hall of the Prime Minister’s country retreat of Chequers, the two leaders managed to avoid being tripped up by any awkward subjects – of which there were many.
They sought to bat away the only question on Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious paedophile who has dogged both their tenures so far.
But, despite the general bonhomie, their differences on Palestine, renewable energy and migration did come to the fore.
Britain's plan to recognise a Palestinian state was one of a few ‘disagreements’, Mr Trump revealed.
