British Prime Minister Keir Starmer â buttoned-up, lawyerly, reserved â is not a man prone to effusiveness. But when he sat next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last February, he began to speak like his host. âThis is really special,â said Starmer, as he brandished a letter from King Charles III inviting Trump for a second state visit to Britain. âThis has never happened before. This is unprecedented⦠This is truly historic â an unprecedented second state visit.â Starmerâs uncharacteristic gushing showed how his government planned to handle the US president in his second term: play to his penchant for flattery and royalty, and hope to reap rewards â from a lower tariff rate than that slapped on the European Union, to continued US support for Ukraine. For some time, that strategy has proven rather effective. But now it appears to have faltered. Although Trump has berated all Americaâs allies for their reluctance to assist the United States militarily in its war with Iran, he has singled out Starmer with vitriol. âThis is not Winston Churchill weâre dealing with,â Trump said on March 3. On Monday, he suggested Britain was no longer âthe R
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Families in Shropshire are worried about the cost of living to the point that one woman is "eating cereal for breakfast, dinner and tea" because that is all she can afford. Bills including council tax, water, internet…
Read original at BBC →Rachel Reeves said she is "angry" that US President Donald Trump chose to go to war with Iran, adding there is no "clear" exit strategy. The chancellor said the decision is "causing real hardship for people now", with…
Read original at BBC →Two of the points were measures on energy bills from the autumn budget, another restated the existing energy strategy âWe have a five-point plan for the immediate crisis,â declared the prime minister during his…
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Read original at The Guardian →British Prime Minister Keir Starmer â buttoned-up, lawyerly, reserved â is not a man prone to effusiveness. But when he sat next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last February, he began to speak like…
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Families in Shropshire are worried about the cost of living to the point that one woman is "eating cereal for breakfast, dinner and tea" because that is all she can afford. Bills including council tax, water, internet and broadband have…
View source →Rachel Reeves said she is "angry" that US President Donald Trump chose to go to war with Iran, adding there is no "clear" exit strategy. The chancellor said the decision is "causing real hardship for people now", with higher inflation,…
View source →Two of the points were measures on energy bills from the autumn budget, another restated the existing energy strategy âWe have a five-point plan for the immediate crisis,â declared the prime minister during his remarks from Downing…
View source →Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thatâs it for today, thanks for reading. Here are todayâs main stories: Anthony Albanese addressed the nation about the crisis in the Middle East, warning of âuncertain…
View source →Visit with Camilla to go ahead in late April despite calls for delay over conflict and Trump-Starmer tensions King Charles will go ahead with a state visit to the US in April, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, despite some politicians…
View source →After years of skits and Shakespeare, the Black Country performer has found his biggest audience yet on Saturday Night Live UK. Phil Wang and others hail his ‘pure comedic instinct’ A cast of unknowns, they keep saying about Saturday Night…
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