Sir Keir Starmer was updating Parliament after a week of shuttle diplomacy. What began with the prime minister glad-handing Donald Trump in the Oval Office, before hosting a “coalition of the willing” of European leaders in London,

In January Sir Keir treated Mr Macron to dinner at Chequers, his official country residence. Last November Mr Macron invited Sir Keir to attend Armistice Day commemorations in Paris, the first British prime minister to do so since Winston Churchill.

The leaders of Britain and France are spearheading a desperate diplomatic drive to shore up Europe’s security, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and ensure the Trump administration doesn’t seek a ceasefire on terms that reward Moscow for invading its neighbor.

US cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv – but Starmer insists Trump is ‘reliable ally’ - The news came before French president Macron warned Europe has to be ready for the US to be ‘no longer on our si