内容摘要：Instead, it was told that there would be merit in taking back the active schools and sports development services which have no buildings associated with them.

Instead, it was told that there would be merit in taking back the active schools and sports development services which have no buildings associated with them.

BBC News has asked the government to comment on Mr Corfield's contract status.A trade deal between the US and UK could happen "very quickly", President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer.

Speaking during the prime minister's visit to the White House, Trump envisaged "a real trade deal" which could see the UK avoid the kind of tariffs the president has been threatening on some of the US's other trading partners.The trip had been seen as a key moment in Sir Keir's premiership as he sought to influence Trump's decisions on topics including Ukraine, as well as trade.Sir Keir kicked off his White House visit by presenting Trump with a letter from King Charles inviting him to an "unprecedented" second state visit to the UK.

Receiving the letter in front of cameras in the Oval Office, Trump said it would be a "great honour" and described the King as "a wonderful man".Sir Keir said the offer of a second state visit was "truly historic". Traditionally US presidents have only been given one state visit.

Having confirmed he would be accepting the invite, Trump, along with Sir Keir took questions from reporters for 30 minutes.

The US president did most of the talking, setting out his stance on many subjects including the possibility of a Ukraine deal and the UK's potential agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands.If Thames does come under government control, there has been speculation it would be put into a Special Administration Regime, which would see financial consultants run the company on the government's behalf.

A precedent for this was set in 2021 when energy company Bulb went bust and was placed under special administration.Regardless of what happens to Thames, water suppliers to its customers will continue as normal.

The prime minister's policy team has beenmeeting Labour MPs behind closed doors