Keir Starmer corrected Donald Trump over the money Europe has given to Ukraine to help it fight back against Russia this afternoon. It was the second time the US president has been fact-checked over the exact same claim this week – French president Emmanuel Macron corrected him on Monday.

The prime minister wants to keep everyone happy. He has been loath to criticize Trump, has warmed up Britain’s post-Brexit partnership with the European Union, avowedly backed Kyiv and thawed ties with China. At a time of geopolitical upheaval, he is attempting to squeeze Britain into an impossibly tight Venn diagram.