Donald Trump has been speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back to Washington, where he made clear he disagrees with Sir Keir Starmer on both immigration and energy. The US president repeated his belief that Britain should exploit North Sea oil reserves, telling journalists “drill, baby, drill,” while describing wind power as, in his words, a “very expensive joke.” On immigration, Trump urged the Prime Minister […]

The Home Office is set to appeal a High Court decision that temporarily blocked the deportation of an Eritrean man to France under the government’s “one in, one out” scheme. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said last-minute attempts to frustrate removals are “intolerable” and vowed to fight them at every step. The High Court yesterday granted the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, interim relief just hours before he […]

Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, was among those greeting Donald Trump as he stepped off Air Force One at Stansted this evening. The president and First Lady Melania Trump walked across the tarmac before boarding Marine One. They are spending the night at the US ambassador’s residence, Winfield House, in central London. Speaking briefly as he arrived at Regent’s Park, Mr Trump told reporters about Britain: “Well, I love it.” […]