UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer became the latest world leader to head to Washington to meet President Donald Trump. If the newspaper headlines are anything to go by, he's had a very successful visit. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss that, and how the Labour Party is responding to cutting the aid budget to fund increases in defence spending. This episode was recorded (minutes) before Anneliese Dodds resigned from the government over the aid cuts. Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget – The Guardian Key takeaways from Starmer's talks with Trump – BBC News 'Charmer Starmer' with the 'Trump card' – BBC News Charlotte Henry on Threads Charlotte Henry on BlueSky Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – The Addition Emma Burnell on Twitter Emma Burnell on BlueSky Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left House of Comments on Twitter Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £5 a month – to help us create the best, independent coverage of this new political era. House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.