Overview

• Starmer and Trump meet on Monday at the president’s Turnberry and Aberdeen courses in Scotland to pursue informal diplomacy on shared international challenges.
• The prime minister will recall his Cabinet from recess this week for an emergency session to plan a Gaza ceasefire and scale up humanitarian corridors.
• No 10 says discussions will focus on securing a Gaza ceasefire, expanding aid delivery and negotiating the release of hostages held by Hamas.
• London will press Washington to lift U.S. tariffs on British steel and pharmaceuticals under the May Economic Prosperity Deal.
• Starmer aims to secure Trump’s backing to pressure President Putin into Ukraine negotiations while deferring recognition of a Palestinian state to preserve U.S. leverage over Israel.