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

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.

Speaking from the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, the prime minister denied he was snubbed by Trump as it emerged the pair had no bilateral meetings planned for Tuesday or Wednesday

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PM did not have bilateral meeting with US leader but says pair had ‘very productive’ conversations in group sessions

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British prime minister was left making small talk unsure if a meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy was going ahead

PM insists he has not been snubbed by Donald Trump