Starmer and Trump discuss the "urgent need" to resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz

A Downing Street spokesperson said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed the "urgent need" to resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call on Sunday.

Starmer's office spokesperson stated: "The two leaders discussed the urgent need to resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, given the serious consequences for the global economy and the cost of living for UK and world citizens."

She added that "the Prime Minister briefed [President Trump] on developments in his joint initiative with President [French President Emmanuel Macron] to restore freedom of navigation."

In another context, Starmer raised the shooting incident during the White House Correspondents' Dinner that took place earlier that day.

The spokesperson for the British Prime Minister's office said Starmer "expressed relief at the safety of the President and First Lady, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured officer."

Todd Blanche, the acting US Attorney General, stated on Sunday that he believes the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter was targeting officials in President Donald Trump's administration.

Blanche told NBC News' Meet the Press: "It appears he indeed intended to target people working in the administration, including most likely the President," adding that the suspect had probably traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago and then to Washington D.C.

He added that charges of assault on a federal security officer and attempted murder with a firearm would be formally filed against the suspect in federal court on Monday.

Blanche noted that the suspect was not cooperating with investigators on Sunday morning.

Officials said the man fired a rifle at a Secret Service agent at a checkpoint at the Washington Hilton hotel before being subdued and arrested.