Downing Street says Andy Burnham "underlined the importance for Ukraine to have full access to Starlink " during a phone call with Donald Trump on Friday.

The Prime Minister addressed the issue directly with the US president after constraints were put on Kyiv’s utilization of Elon Musk’s satellite communications system.

Ukraine heavily depends on Starlink to assist in intercepting Russian missile and drone strikes, but experienced bandwidth restrictions last week that notably diminished its defensive capabilities.

Although Mr Musk implied that the direction to place limits on the network originated from the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported that the tech billionaire personally directed the throttling.

Outlining Friday’s discussion between the British and American leaders, a No 10 spokeswoman stated: "The Prime Minister spoke to the President of the United States of America Donald Trump today.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Andy Burnham leave number 10 Downing…