Trump, Keir Starmer and special relationship
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Sir Keir Starmer was put on the spot over Donald Trump 's criticism of him at a press conference on Iran this afternoon. The Prime Minister was asked about the US President's accusation that he has damaged the special relationship between Britain and America, as well as his jibe that Sir Keir is "no Winston Churchill".
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post as he comes under heavy criticism for his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.
UK allies in the Gulf have voiced frustration at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the country's failure to protect them.
Sir Keir Starmer gave an update on the Iran conflict at a Downing Street press conference this afternoon. The Prime Minister revealed that four extra British Typhoon fighter jets are being deployed to Qatar amid the war in the Middle East and also announced that a Government-chartered flight from Oman to Britain has now taken off.
Sir Keir Starmer will provide an update on the unfolding conflict in the Middle East as Defence Secretary John Healey met his counterpart in Cyprus to ease tensions about Britain’s response to drone attacks on the island. The Prime Minister will hold a press conference in Downing Street at 2pm.
The U.K. Prime Minister expressed the importance of "having the strength to stand firm by our values."
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Keir Starmer said Britain would respond to the escalating conflict in the Middle East with a "cool head" after President Donald Trump chastised the prime minister for failing to provide sufficient support for his strikes on Iran.
Less than two years after winning power in a landslide, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's center-left Labor Party not only lost a longtime stronghold in its northern England heartlands — it came third, behind both the left-leaning Greens and the hard-right party Reform U.