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prime minister Cirus stama and US
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president Donald Trump have had a
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45-minute phone call the two world
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leaders have spoken for the first time
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since Trump's inauguration but are yet
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to announce a date for when they will
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meet in person so what does this all
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mean on Sunday starma and Trump spoke
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for 45 minutes on a call which number 10
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later described as very good early
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engagement Downing Street said the call
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covered trade the economy and the
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hostages and ceasefire deal between
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Israel and Gaza as well as the UK US
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relationship and the royal family who
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the president is known to be a fan of
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the UK's readout of the call a
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description of the conversation released
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to the public said starma focused on
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setting out how we are deregulating to
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boost growth while the US version noted
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the need for a fair bilateral economic
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relationship but did not mention tariffs
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Trump also offered starma his
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condolences for the death of his brother
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over Christmas and starma congratulated
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Trump on his return to the White House
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the prime minister's official
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spokesperson told journalists on Monday
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it was a very warm call and it was very
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constructive they added that the UK
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government looks forward to building its
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already very strong and deep
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relationship with the US and Trump's
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Administration what don't we know there
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is no update yet on when starma might
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travel to Washington to meet Trump or
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when the president might come to the UK
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and aside from questions of a state
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visit it is understood that potentially
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contentious topics including defense
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spending and the chos islands deal were
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not discussed on the call Trump wants to
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see NATO allies spend 5% of GDP on
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defense which would be a huge hike for
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the UK which is yet to set out a path
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for spending 2.5% allies of Mr Trump
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including his secretary of state Marco
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Rubio have expressed concern about the
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chos deal which would see the islands
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including the Diego Garcia military base
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returned from UK control to maius and if
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it could see Chinese influence in the
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region increase number 10 has stressed
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that it is right that the new
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Administration gets time to consider the
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deal which is in the process of being
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finalized what else has been said well
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former foreign secretary James cleverly
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has said the labor government has some
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diplomatic work to do on the special
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relationship despite star's extended
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chat with Trump he stressed there were
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bridges that need to be rebuilt
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following criticism of the US president
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from labor figures including foreign
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secretary David Lamy we need to make
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sure our relationship with America and
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indeed president Trump works the
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conservative MP added what do you think
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