Trump says ‘special relationship is obviously not what is was’ after Starmer’s refusal to back Iran strikes – UK politics live

US president doubles down on criticism of the prime minister, saying ‘he has not been helpful’ Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics.The US president, Donald Trump, has said he is “very sad” to see that the UK-US relationship is “not what it was” after criticising Keir Starmer for taking “far too long” to allow US forces to use its airbases to attack Iran.It’s a different world, actually. It’s just a much different kind of relationship that we’ve had with your country before.It’s very sad to see that the relationship is obviously not what it was. Continue reading...