The UK Prime Minister held an evening phone call with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on 22 July 2026, according to an official government readout. The conversation marked a direct exchange between the two leaders on current priorities.

The update says the leaders began by discussing the UK Prime Minister's domestic agenda. That included his plans to build more homes, highlighting housing as one of the issues raised early in the call.

While the available statement is limited, the readout points to a discussion that opened with domestic policy before moving into the wider leader-to-leader conversation. The call underlines continued contact between the UK and Italy at prime ministerial level.

The government note does not provide full details of every topic covered, but it confirms that housing and domestic plans formed part of the exchange with Giorgia Meloni during the evening discussion.