Mr Trump was answering a question about EU-US relations during his first face-to-face meeting with the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has praised the ... Minister had expressed his 'heartfelt condolences' to Mr Sharabi on the loss of his wife, Lianne, and daughters Noiya and Yahel. ' ...

and very impressed with his wife. ”I must say, she’s a beautiful, great woman.” Sir Keir intervened to say: “I second that.” Mr Trump continued: “And I said, ‘you’re very lucky’.

The Prime Minister held talks on Friday with Eli Sharabi, whose wife and two daughters were killed during Hamas’ attack on October 7 2023.