(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump and has agreed to meet with him soon, the UK government said in a statement on Sunday.

I may not agree with his philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him,” Trump says of British prime minister.

SIR Keir Starmer finally spoke on the phone to Donald Trump last night hours after the President showered him with praise. The PM and the Donald spoke for 45 minutes, covering trade, the economy

Trump said, "I get along with him well. I like him a lot. He's liberal, which is a little bit different from me, but I think he's a very good person and I think he's done a very good job thus far".

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump "stressed the importance of the close and warm ties" between their countries and "agreed to meet soon" in a phone call, Downing Street has said.

US President Donald Trump said he gets on well with Keir Starmer - despite the UK being 'liberal, which is a bit different from me"- and said they would speak in the next 24 hours

US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a "very good job thus far" and that the pair have a "very good relationship". Asked by the BBC on board Air Force One about his relationship with Sir Keir, Trump added that they would be having a call "over the next 24 hours".