US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases

Donald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK’s refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the “relationship is obviously not what it was”.

Starmer had issued his strongest rebuke yet of Trump’s action in Iran, saying the UK did not believe in “regime change from the skies” and defended his decision not to allow the use of British bases to conduct the strikes.

But the prime minister said the UK would allow the use of its bases for defensive action to protect allied forces and nations in the Gulf and Middle East who have been hit by a wave of retaliatory strikes after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

  • FarceOfWillEnglish
    132·
    18 hours ago

    He has, as always, found the most spineless way to piss everybody off.

    He wont attack, but will let america do it from our bases, and will use the raf to defend those bases against reprisals from iran. But he wont attack iran.

    This isnt some grand moral masterstroke its just weak in every way.