Donald Trump has warned Starmer against pursuing a closer relationship with China. Asked at the premiere of Melania about Starmer’s trip, the US President said:
“Well, it’s real dangerous for them to do that.”
Guido reported this month that British officials in Whitehall have been concerned about what the US reaction will be to the trip and its accompanying announcements. Which so far have been entirely small fry…
Starmer has taken on an obsequious tone and made the bizarre decision to bow to the CCP flag. The PM has also opened the door to a visit back home from Xi Jinping. Which might as well be a deliberate effort to push the US away…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”