Keir Starmer said he was 'talking constantly' with the US President despite the leaders not having a one-on-one meeting at the G7 gathering in the French Alps.

The pair met at a gathering of G7 leaders in France on Monday as the row over defence spending threatened to overshadow Labour's plans for the summit.

Keir Starmer is in the French Alps for a gathering of the powerful G7 group of nations.