London, Yiannis Haniotakis

British Prime Minister, Kir Starmer, will meet President Donald Trump on Monday at the second golf course in Turnbury, Scotland, with her Immediate resumption of truce negotiations in Gaza expected to be at the heart of the discussions of the two leaders.

The meeting takes place amid growing concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with Downing Street talking about ‘Indescribable suffering and hunger’and while the United Kingdom is preparing to participate in throws of humanitarian aid from air and removing children from the area.

According to the Times, Starmer is expected to personally ask the US president to revive the peace talks after the US and Israel’s negotiating groups depart from Qatar. Trump, who praised Starmer on his arrival in Scotland, has since blamed the shipwreck in Hamas, stating that “did not really want to make agreement”.

On Saturday, the British prime minister had extraordinary talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz. The three leaders agreed that “it is vital to ensure that the existence of robust plans to convert an urgent necessary truce into constant peace”.

Starmer presented how the United Kingdom will promote cooperation plans with partners such as Jordan to air help and evacuate children who need medical help.

A source from Downing Street said: “Starmer will further discuss (with Trump) what can be done above to ensure that the truce is urgently ensured, end the endless suffering and hunger in the gauze and release hostages so hard.”

The prime minister’s diplomatic initiative comes as a poll by More in Common thought tank for the Sunday Times reveals a significant shift to Britain’s public opinion on Gaza.

29% of respondents say they sympathize with the Palestinian side, increasing 11 points since November 2023. On the contrary, 15% in favor of Israel, 27% do not sympathize with each side, and 16% support both equally. The sympathy for the Palestinian side is particularly high at younger ages (18-24 years), reaching 45%.

Almost half (48%) believe that Israel’s reaction is disproportionate, compared to 28%who consider it proportional and almost a quarter (24%) that they “don’t know”.

Despite the criticality of the Gaza issue, on the agenda of the meeting there are also boosting trade, the war in Ukraine and the migration. On his arrival, Trump said illegal immigration “kills Europe”, making the issue possible.

The two leaders maintain a warm relationship, with Trump declaring Friday that he likes the British Prime Minister and Starmer preparing to welcome him for a historic second official visit in September. However, British public opinion appears divided into the so -called US -United Kingdom “special relationship”. According to the same poll, only 38% believe that they still exist, while 36% believe that there is no more than 15% that it never existed.