Keir Starmer will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and MPs at PMQs before he jets to Washington DC for his first face-to-face meeting Donald Trump since White House return

The defence secretary admitted Sir Keir’s figures were misleading as the Tories demand Labour to be ‘straight about the facts’

Keir Starmer is flying out to Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday, the day after announcing a boost in UK defence spending while cutting foreign aid.

Mild-mannered Keir Starmer is not cut out for Churchillian speeches that stir the blood. But the prime minister got as close as he ever will on Tuesday with the extraordinary announcement of a huge increase in defence spending to counter the threat from Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Kemi Badenoch will once again face off against Keir Starmer at PMQs today, after a fortnight break during Parliament's February recess. The pair will likely clash over yesterday's defence spending announcement, with the Tory leader demanding answers about whether the sum is being artificially inflated by the PM's planned Chagos sellout to Mauritus.

The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.

Keir Starmer jets to Washington this week for a critical meeting with Donald Trump, where the PM will seek to persuade the US President to step back from the brink

The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week. It's part of European efforts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK will host a meeting of European leaders to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. Starmer will also travel to Washington on Wednesday to hold talks with US President Donald Trump.