Sitting next to Starmer, President Trump offered his thoughts on Sadiq Khan:
“I’m not a fan of your mayor. I think he has done a terrible job, the mayor of London. A nasty person.”
To which Starmer offered: “he’s a friend of mine”…
UPDATE: Sadiq Khan’s spokesperson says:
“Sadiq is delighted that President Trump wants to come to the greatest city in the world. He’d see how our diversity makes us stronger not weaker; richer, not poorer. Perhaps these are the reasons why a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship under his Presidency”
Douglas Alexander – a friend of Starmer’s – was asked on Sky News if the PM will be in post at the next election. He wasn’t so sure himself:
“I think he will. There are no certainties but of course I think he will lead and I think he should because, frankly, on the biggest call in this parliament he’s exercised the right judgment, which is to keep us out of someone else’s war.”