Keir Starmer will host Donald Trump at Chequers today hoping to unveil an influx of American investment into the UK in a bid to boost his flagging premiership.
The Prime Minister raised the prospect of some some £150 billion flowing into the UK from big US firms such as Blackstone and Palantir.
It comes as his Government, as well as the Trump administration, is plagued by scandals related to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein which threaten to overshadow the President’s state visit.
Meanwhile, the First Lady will spend the morning in WIndsor where she will team up with the Princess of Wales to meet the Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and members of the Scouts’ Squirrels programme.
Follow the Daily Mail’s live updates from the last day of Donald Trump’s state visit
The Prime Minister is set to face further embarrassment about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US today when he holds a joint press conference with Donald Trump.
Downing Street is braced for a barrage of questions about what he knew about Lord Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he stands alongside the President at the event at Chequers this afternoon.
The subject has been made even more sensitive by Mr Trump’s travails over his own relationship with Epstein.
One Whitehall source said: ‘The PM does not want to talk about Mandelson at all, let alone Epstein, and everyone is acutely aware that Trump doesn’t want to talk about Epstein either.
‘But there are obviously going to be questions and trying to answer them in a way that does not aggravate Trump is a nightmare prospect. The whole thing looks very fraught.’
The PM has faced serious questions about his judgment after he publicly backed Lord Mandelson to stay on, despite his well-known friendship with Epstein, and then sacked him the following day.
Read the full story by the Daily Mail’s Political Editor Jason Groves below:
US tech firms to create 7,600 jobs in UK
American investment worth £150 billion has been unveiled as part of US President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit.
Some 7,600 ‘high quality’ jobs will be created across the country as a result of the influx of cash from big US firms, according to the Government.
Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the announcement, ahead of a day of high-level discussions with Mr Trump at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country home.
When we back British brilliance, champion our world-class industries, and forge deeper global alliances — especially with friends like the US — we help shape the future for generations to come and make people across the country better off.
Among the firms pledging investment in the UK are asset management company Blackstone, which will invest £90 billion cash on top of £10 billion previously announced to develop data centres.
Others include investment firm Prologis, pledging £3.9 billion, and software company Palantir, pledging £1.5 billion.
The new flow of cash from the US into the UK comes as Sir Keir and Mr Trump are expected to sign a new technology prosperity deal when they meet on Thursday.
Starmer to unveil £150 billion US investments into Britain
Sir Keir Starmer will host Donald Trump at his grace and favour country home today as the Prime Minister continues his campaign to woo the US president.
The Prime Minister is hoping to keep the focus of the visit on an influx of American investment into the UK, all while both his Government and the Trump administration are plagued by scandals related to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Overnight, Sir Keir announced the prospect of some £150 billion flowing into the UK from big US firms such as Blackstone and Palantir.
As Sir Keir and Mr Trump meet at Chequers – the Prime Minister’s estate in Buckinghamshire – they also plan to sign a technology prosperity deal, touted as offering major investment by US tech firms in Britain, that will help to develop its AI capabilities.
Questions have, however, begun to arise over what American companies may want in return, with suggestions a tax on digital services – which largely impacts on US companies – could be reduced or eliminated.
Hopes that a deal aimed at reducing steel tariffs on British imports to the US could be hammered out during the state visit, meanwhile, appear to have fallen by the wayside, media reports have suggested.
Starmer hosts Trump at Chequers on President’s last day in UK
Hello and welcome to the Daily Mail’s live coverage of Donald Trump’s final day of his unprecedented second UK state visit.
After spending the day rubbing shoulders with the royals at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, Trump will shift his attention to politics as the President is hosted by Keir Starmer at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country retreat.
The leaders plan to announce a new technology partnership billed as a major investment by US tech firms in Britain, but questions have been raised over what American companies may want in return.
A press conference scheduled for this afternoon could prove to be the moment of most jeopardy for what has been a carefully choreographed visit, as questions about Lord Peter Mandelson and Mr Trump’s links to the late Epstein will likely arise.
Meanwhile, the First Lady Melania Trump and the Princess of Wales are expected to join forces at Windsor this morning when they meet the Scouts in their first joint engagement.
Stick with us throughout the day as we bring you the latest developments from our team of reporters in London and New York.
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Starmer to host Trump at Chequers while Melania and Kate team up at Windsor on final day of state visit: Live updates
