Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK is Keir Starmer's latest bid to woo the US President - but may prove awkward for Foreign Secretary David Lammy

Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK could be Keir Starmer's latest bid to win over the US President, reports say. Meanwhile, the majority of Sir Keir's cabinet ministers, including Foreign Secretary David Lammy, have issued strong criticisms and personal insults towards Trump in the past, making efforts more difficult. Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II attend a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2019 in London Queen Elizabeth II officially welcomes US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in June 2019 Prince William meets Trump at the UK Ambassadors residence in Paris on December 7, 2024 Foreign Secretary David Lammy refused to back down on previously calling Donald Trump a 'neo-Nazi sympathiser' Sir Keir and Mr Lammy met Trump for a private dinner in September, a conversation that Downing Street highlighted as proof of an improving relationship. Trump with Queen Elizabeth II, inspecting the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle in 2018 The Prince of Wales shook hands with Trump in Paris earlier this month Trump smiles with Queen Elizabeth II after praising her as a 'great, great woman' during his last state visit in 2019 Trump and his wife Melania pose for a photograph ahead of a State Banquet in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace in 2019 She also mused over his relationship with his wife Melania and said she believed they must have 'some sort of arrangement'.