Labour had feared that the president could use the visit, which starts tonight, to lambast the PM over freedom of speech in the UK.

With scandals testing the British PM’s grip on power, officials fear a press event dominated by the disgraced financier could irk Trump.

Exclusive: US concerns over free speech in the UK expected to be high on the agenda between Starmer and Trump during the state visit, with the UK side in chaos after Mandelson’s…

Despite the Prime Minister's hopes to make trade and tariff removal the focus of the president's three-day visit, allies suggest he has other plans.

US president will go easy on Prime Minister during state visit that ‘transcends politics’

Keir Starmer will have to choose how to spend limited political capital, with most pressing issues ones UK and US do not agree on

Visit comes at sensitive time for UK government, which is laying on display of royal and military pageantry

Labour had feared that the president could use the visit, which starts tonight, to lambast the PM over freedom of speech in the UK.

After a tough week for Labour, Donald Trump is touching down for a state visit. Let’s hope the PM can stomach it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Leaders begin historic second state visit with multibillion-dollar ‘tech prosperity deal’

Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firms

U.K. PM Keir Starmer and U.S. President Trump to hold talks in latter’s unprecedent visit; tensions over Ukraine and Israel, Epstein ties, and 'free speech' differences.

Britain’s work in wooing the unpredictable Trump on his second state visit seemed to have paid off.

All the pomp and circumstance can’t distract from the hate and division. The PM must summon the courage to act, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The US and UK leaders fielded questions on Ukraine, migration, free speech and Mandelson among other issues.

US president avoids clashes with Starmer about free speech and Mandelson during state visit

At Chequers, the British prime minister's country residence, Keir Starmer hoped to persuade the US president on Ukraine and a deal over tariffs. His efforts were in vain. The two…