British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to meet soon on a call on Sunday when they also spoke about the royal family and of their two countries "warm ties", according to statement from Downing Street.

Starmer and Trump agree to meet soon after ‘warm and personal’ phone call - US president praises British prime minister for having done ‘a very good job thus far’

The talks came hours after Donald Trump gave an unexpectedly warm endorsement of Keir Starmer, saying 'I like him a lot' and he's done 'a very good job thus far'

Starmer is keen to promote Britain to Trump and big U.S. companies as his government seeks new sources of investment to try to breath life into a stagnant British economy

The talks came hours after the US president praised the Prime Minister for having done ‘a very good job thus far’.

The US President spoke of his respect and affection for the royal family, with the leaders also discussing Gaza and the ties between Britain and the US.