Political situation in the UK

Donald Trump arrives in the UK – met by nobleman

President Donald Trump and Melania Trump were received by an American diplomat and a British nobleman after landing in the UK, several media outlets report.

The couple are expected to visit the King and Queen and meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week, among other things.

The official program, however, does not begin until Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, the presidential couple took a helicopter to central London where they will stay at Winfield House, where the US embassy is housed.

Analysis: Trump is met with pomp and circumstance – Starmer will be mocked

Donald Trump's trip to the UK this week is historic. Never before has a sitting US president been invited to two state visits.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer needs to make the most of the limited political capital he has. Therefore, he will probably let the expected nips in the bud from the American president go unnoticed and instead focus on important issues they did not agree on, writes Patrick Wintour in an analysis for The Guardian.

“Israel’s future relationship with the Arab world, and the threat that Vladimir Putin poses to Europe and Ukraine”, he continues.

In any case, it is certain that Trump will appreciate all the pomp and show that the royal invitation entails, writes Dominic Waghorn in an analysis for Sky News. Some have been critical of this, but:

“Starmer will argue that the charm offensive has already paid off to some extent, by giving Britain better trading terms with the US than Europe”, writes Waghorn.

At the same time, the demonstrations will not be long in coming, according to the BBC’s James Landale. In an analysis, he writes that the visit will be full of controversy.

“Planning for the visit has been going on for months. But despite all the careful preparations, the possibility of things going wrong is still very high”, writes Landale.

Charles' meeting with Trump could affect Starmer

Tomorrow, US President Donald Trump will meet with Britain's King Charles in London. And the king will want to convince the president to invest in climate, people with insight tell Politico.

The two met for the first time in 2019. During that meeting, Charles "took care of the talk", according to Trump, who later told the press that the king "really cares about climate change". And over the past six years, his commitment has only grown, writes Politico.

At the same time, Trump is pursuing a policy that hits hard against efforts to combat climate change, something the king now hopes to influence. But an excessive political conversation between Charles and Trump could also put a damper on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

- He has a duty to support the elected government [...]. In a broad sense, it means getting along well with Trump, constitutional expert Craig Prescott told the newspaper.