00:00President Trump is set to arrive for his historic second state visit to the UK this week,
00:05and he's expecting to get a lot done. According to White House officials, the president is looking
00:12forward to the pomp and circumstance that accompanies any state visit, particularly one
00:18to London by an American leader or any other leader. But he's also looking to get business
00:24done. There is going to be announcements of approximately $10 billion in new deals,
00:31investments in the US by British companies, as well as finalizing that trade agreement that's
00:38been under discussion for some time. The president is also expected to announce new science and
00:45technology partnerships, a new civil nuclear agreement that will help the UK get to net zero
00:52or at least reduce carbon emissions and help reduce the dependence on foreign oil. Of course,
01:00he's hoping that European allies take that initiative to strike similar agreements,
01:06increase their nuclear energy use and stop buying Russian oil. One thing that could be a sticking
01:13point in these meetings between the president and Prime Minister Starmer on the second day is the
01:18issue of free speech. The online safety act in particular, you've had a lot of conservative
01:25leaders in the US raise the alarm about what they describe as overzealous prosecutions of British
01:34citizens for free speech. They believe that conservative speech in particular is being targeted. And you can
01:42expect the president to raise that with the prime minister this week. There'll also be a lot of business
01:47matters discussed when the president meets with the prime minister on the second day of the trip.
01:52He is bringing CEOs with him, in particular, the CEOs of Nvidia, BlackRock and OpenAI. Those are three
02:01quite large American companies that he hopes will encourage more trade between the US and the UK
02:09under that new trade agreement that is being finalized.
02:13I was there in the Oval Office when he handed him this letter for this second historic state
02:20visit. And, you know, we all know that there's one thing that Trump loves. It's the royal family
02:25and the king. And the prospect of this visit and not wanting to ruin it has actually kind of helped
02:36Starmer because Trump did not want it to be wrecked. He wanted this to go well. So this has helped
02:42get the trade deal over the line. But now Starmer needs to go forward. He's in a terrible position
02:49domestically. People are wondering if he's going to be ousted as prime minister.
02:53Labour MPs are rebelling around him over welfare and other issues. There are real question marks
03:00over his judgment because of the man he picked, Lord Mandelson, to deal with Trump in the White House
03:06as the ambassador to the US. So this week needs to be a huge success to get Starmer back on course.
03:14And what does a huge success look like? Well, it's going to be this massive tech partnership,
03:19which was unveiled today. But it's also going to be new stuff on trade. In particular,
03:26they're hoping to get rid of the tariffs on steel or at least reduce them and to improve the tariff
03:33situation overall. The other aspect will be the international aspect. And they really want Trump
03:40to front up on the Middle East to get Israel in line. They may be wishful thinking in that respect,
03:48but they also want an end to this war in Ukraine. And in fact, Starmer has been surprisingly supportive
03:55of Trump's efforts to end this war. And even though Trump appears to have been kind of
04:01kowtowing a bit to Putin, amazingly, but what Starmer will be hoping for is some sort of guarantee
04:08from America for this coalition of a willing to maintain a peace in Ukraine. The world is on the edge
04:15economically. The world is on the edge in terms of wars and instability. This week,
04:24they will be hoping that the old special relationship, the British-American relationship,
04:30can provide stability on the world stage, but perhaps more importantly for Starmer,
04:36stability at home and proof that he is the right man to be Prime Minister.
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