Hopes has been high among opponents of Sir Keir Starmer's plan to hand over the strategically important archipelago - and £9billion - that the US president might veto it.
The Prime Minister yesterday said the so-called 'coalition of the willing' was dividing its planning efforts between air, sea, land and borders, and regenerating Ukraine.
The Tony Blair-era Labour minister also used an interview with American outlet ABC to say that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky should give 'unequivocal backing' to Trump's peace initiative.
Keir Starmer stressed that the invitation was a 'matter for the King' but swiped at people 'trying to ramp up the rhetoric' over the White House chaos.
Keir Starmer warmly greeted Volodymyr Zelensky with a hug outside of Downing Street after the Ukrainian president's bruising encounter with Donald Trump .
Downing Street conceded that its controversial proposal to give AI firms a copyright exception may not emerge as the final option following a powerful campaign by the Mail.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to fly out for meeting with Donald Trump, while Washington and Kyiv haggle over demands President Zelensky hand over mineral reserves for US military support.
The ambitious Health Secretary has a loyal 'network' already within Downing Street , across government departments and in Labour 's ruling body, the National Executive Committee.