Keir Starmer’s team will be breathing an almighty sigh of relief after the prime minister’s joint press conference with Donald Trump passed without (too much) of a hitch this afternoon.

Although the president was given an “unprecedented” second state visit complete with several new honours – like the largest military guard display in modern memory – there were plenty of contentious issues which could have fractured their surprising friendship, had Trump been feeling mercurial.

For instance, the UK’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood after Trump’s departure could have caused a major rupture, as it’s something the US is not on board with.

The US president did say “I have a disagreement with the prime minister on that score – one of our few disagreements, actually” – and c

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