In comments made to British conservative-leaning broadsheet The Daily Telegraph, the U.S. President was forthright in his criticism of the left-wing British Prime Minister, opining that the outright refusal to stand by America may be a first in the history of the special relationship. Other remarks took in the now long running saga of Starmer’s plan to give away the British land underneath the Diego Garcia airbase, telling Starmer rather than simply bowing to the ruling of a foreign court, he should have “fought” for the British sovereign territory. …the U.S. requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose… yesterday evening we took the decision to accept that new request in order to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region… to be clear the use of British bases is limited to the agreed defensive purposes.
Author: Oliver JJ Lane
Published at: 2026-03-02 23:22:28
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