'Charmer Starmer' with the 'Trump card'

Friday's papers are dominated by Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with Donald Trump in Washington - where, the Daily Mail says, the two "struck up an unlikely bromance". The paper's comment page says there's reason to believe this "odd couple" could "forge a fruitful partnership".

The Daily Mirror and the i newspaper called the prime minister "Charmer Starmer", with the latter describing the meeting as a "diplomatic win". A "love-in" is the phrase used by the Sun and the Daily Express.

In The Times, columnist Matthew Parris is less complimentary, writing that the president "patronised" Sir Keir and that it must have taken him "a fair amount of self-control not to pat our prime minister on the head".

The Guardian highlights Trump's insistence that American workers extracting minerals in Ukraine would deter a future Russian invasion - whereas the Financial Times says the president dashed hopes of US cover should European peacekeepers go to Ukraine.

The Daily Telegraph seizes on Trump's suggestion that he would back UK plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The paper's editorial calls the meeting a "missed opportunity". It says the prime minister had "room to advance Britain's interests", but instead "focused on getting his Chagos surrender over the line".

The Mirror's editorial says Sir Keir passed the "Trump Test". It says the president's support for the Chagos deal underlines how Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are "marginalised and powerless". Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick argues in an article for the Express that handing over the territory would be a "strategic disaster".

The front page of the Express references the US leader's hints about a future trade agreement to Brexit. "Trump backs 'Great Trade Deal' for Brexit Britain" is its headline. On the inside pages, the paper's editorial calls it an "unexpected but very welcome announcement" after "Joe Biden refused to discuss an agreement".

The Sun draws attention to the prime minister's offer of an unprecedented second state visit, which it refers to as Sir Keir's "Trump card". The paper points out that other second term presidents, such as Barack Obama, were only offered tea or lunch at Windsor Castle. The article says the Royal Family's "soft power diplomacy is seen as an effective way of engaging" Trump.

Many of the papers also carry tributes to actor Gene Hackman, who was found dead at home alongside his wife in unexplained circumstances. The Mirror says he "brought a raw intensity to every character he played". The Telegraph describes him as one of Hollywood's "most versatile" actors who balanced "toughness and sensitivity in edgy portrayals of troubled middle age".

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