Sir Keir Starmer will visit Canada for security talks next week amid Donald Trump’s threats to annex the country .

The Prime Minister will meet Mark Carney, his Canadian counterpart, on June 14 for discussions concerning security and economic co-operation, according to The Times.

It comes after the US president warned that he was prepared to wreck the Canadian economy in an attempt to force it to become the 51st US state.

Mr Trump has already doubled tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent, piling pressure on Ottawa following a meeting with Mr Carney in Washington.

Fears have been raised of “catastrophic” job losses, factory closures and disruption to supply chains in Canada in the wake of the tariffs .

The UK is exempt from the 50 per cent tariff following a deal between London a

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