As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasementMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump’s continued annoyance at Starmer’s scepticism about the aims and legality of the conflict, a view that has not been shifted by the US president’s jibes. Continue reading...
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Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran
The Guardian World
April 06, 2026
17:46 GMT
As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump’s continued annoyance at Starmer’s scepticism about the aims and legality of the conflict, a view that has not been shifted by the US president’s jibes. Continue reading...
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As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement
Middle East crisis live – latest updates
Donald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump’s continued annoyance at Starmer’s scepticism about the aims and legality of the conflict, a view that has not been shifted by the US president’s jibes.
Continue reading...
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