Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy have been told they must work “twice as hard” to repair transatlantic damage with Donald Trump after their “immature and reckless statements”. Mr Lammy has referred to the President-elect as a “woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath” and a “tyrant in a toupee”.

Another potential difficulty for Starmer is the fact that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is set to be a key figure in the Trump administration while simultaneously being at war with the Labour government.

Elon Musk launched another attack on Keir Starmer, claiming he had been snubbed from attending Donald Trump's inauguration - but in reality the PM was never due to go

Ahead of the president-elect's inauguration on Monday, inside sources reveal the nominee for UK ambassador to the US may be rejected.

Sir Keir has criticised Mr Trump in the past and has spoken of his beliefs as “repugnant”, however there does not appear to be any evidence that he has directly used the term racist to describe the president-elect. In January 2016 Sir Keir said Mr Trump had made “offensive remarks about Muslims, women and migrants”.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th U.S. President on January 20, 2025 one of many ceremonies that make up Inauguration Weekend.

Sir Keir Starmer has many reasons not to look forward to a Trump presidency, but there's one thing in particular that will be bothering him.

US President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Washington with his family, supporters and political allies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President on Monday.