PRIME minister Sir Keir Starmer publicly urged US President Donald Trump to take a harder line against Russia at a press conference at the end of the US leader’s state visit to Britain today.

Mr Trump, in turn, suggested that the Prime Minister deploy the military to halt illegal immigration.

The two differed on Sir Keir’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state shortly, but that did not stop Mr Trump from endorsing his host, saying that he was “doing a great job.”

The two leaders were speaking at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country seat, after concluding a deal on investment in Britain by US technology monopolies.

Sir Keir was ecstatic at this agreement, which he saw as part of his mounting militarist drive.

“Security remains the cornerstone of this special relationship,” he said. “We have the deepest, most advanced defence relationship in the world, our warriors train together and they fight together.

“Our industries build together, everything from fast jets to the new Aukus-class submarines.  

“So now, as we drive up defence spending we’re going to sweep away the barriers to working together on new defence technologies so we can stay ahead of our adversaries.”

The technology deal, he said, would create more than 7,600 jobs in energy, life sciences and advanced manufacturing.

Major investors include Microsoft, Nvidia and Google, many of whose bosses came over for the trip with Mr Trump. Blackstone has pledged a £100 billion investment in Britain over the next decade.

“Working closely with the US strengthens our global position and delivers real results for British businesses,” said Business Secretary Peter Kyle.

The US president repeated his unverified claim that he had “solved seven wars” and bemoaned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “let me down” in respect to ending the Ukraine conflict.

In respect of Gaza, he said securing peace was “complex, but it’s going to be done,” but spoke mainly of the plight of Israeli hostages rather than the Palestinians.

Mr Trump ducked any questions about the dismissal of British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, a sore subject since both shared a friendship at one time with the late paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

“I had heard that, and I think maybe the Prime Minister would be better speaking over that. That was a choice that he made, and I don’t know,” he said. 

Sir Keir added nothing to previous comments on the sacking.