Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer denied being snubbed by Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, insisting they had a "very honest and frank conversation" at a working dinner. He stated that Trump did not raise concerns about the UK's defence spending, despite his defence secretary resigning over the issue just days prior. Trump also reportedly did not object to the UK's proposed ban on social media for under-16s, a policy his administration previously urged the UK not to impose. Sir Keir confirmed there would be no additional funding for defence beyond reallocating existing departmental money, following his former defence secretary's resignation. The UK announced new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet vessels and a £210m export finance package to bolster Ukraine's nuclear power infrastructure. In fullI’ve not been snubbed by Trump — we get on really well, Starmer insists at G7 summitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Starmer denies that Trump snubbed him at G7 summit in France
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer denied being snubbed by Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, insisting they had a "very honest and frank conversation" at a working dinner. He stated that Trump did not raise concerns about the UK's defence spending, despite his defence secretary resigning over the issue just days prior. Trump also reportedly did not object to the UK's proposed ban on social media for under-16s, a policy his administration previously urged the UK not to impose. Sir Keir confirmed there would be no additional funding for defence beyond reallocating existing departmental money, following his former defence secretary's resignation. The UK announced new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet vessels and a £210m export finance package to bolster Ukraine's nuclear power infrastructure. In fullI’ve not been snubbed by Trump — we get on really well, Starmer insists at G7 summitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
