Sir Keir Starmer has backed the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the sanctions ordered by Donald Trump.

On Thursday, the US president issued an executive order placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their family members who have assisted in ICC investigations of US citizens or the country’s allies, such as Israel.

Asked whether the Prime Minister was opposed to Mr Trump’s view, a No 10 spokesman said on Friday: “Ultimately, that’s a matter for the US. As for the UK, we support the independence of the ICC.

“Therefore, we’ve got no plans to sanction individual court officials.”

The spokesman later added that the “UK and the US, over a number of administrations, have taken a different view on the ICC”.