Starmer says he's acting in UK's interests after Trump criticism

Sir Keir Starmer says he will not be "diverted or deflected" from acting in what he says is the "best national interest", following critical remarks made about him by US President Donald Trump to the BBC. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sir Keir Starmer once again said he stood by his decision not to drag the UK into the Iran war, which began in late February. Earlier Trump spoke to the BBC about his relationship with the prime minister, saying the UK and other allies should have given the US more support over Iran. He also said Starmer could only "recover" politically if he changed course on immigration and "opened the North Sea". "If he doesn't, I don't think he has a chance," Trump said. Following Trump's remarks, Starmer said: "I'm here to serve the British people always, to have their interests and to make sure that I make the right decisions for them." "That is why I took the decision that we would not be dragged into the war in Iran. That is why I took the decision we wouldn't be dragged into the blockade of the Strait [of Hormuz]. "That is in our best national interest. That is my duty. I will stick to it, and I'm not going to be diverted or deflected from that by what a