Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Volodymyr Zelensky to express support for him "as Ukraine's democratically elected leader" after Donald Trump claimed he was a "dictator".A Downing Street spokesperson said the Prime Minister had called Mr Zelensky on Wednesday evening and said it was "perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War Two".

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Volodymyr Zelensky to express support for him "as Ukraine's democratically elected leader" after Donald Trump claimed he was a "dictator".A Downing Street spokesperson said the Prime Minister had called Mr Zelensky on Wednesday evening and said it was "perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War Two".