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Starmer warns Trump: Britain will not side with US against EU
The Telegraph ^ | 02 December 2024 | Ben Riley-Smith

Posted on 12/03/2024 6:02:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Sir Keir Starmer warned Donald Trump on Monday night that he would not side with America against the EU, despite calls from the president-elect’s allies to choose between Brussels and Washington.

In a major foreign policy speech, the Prime Minister said it was “plain wrong” to suggest that Mr Trump’s return to the White House meant Britain had to get closer either to Europe or the US.

He vowed instead to build bridges to both, promising to “invest more deeply than ever in this transatlantic bond with our American friends”, and to “rebuild our ties with Europe too”.

The speech included overtures to Mr Trump, with the Prime Minister stressing the need to prepare Ukraine for peace negotiations and calling on Europe to spend more on defence.

Since Mr Trump’s resounding victory in the US presidential election last month, there has been debate about whether Sir Keir must now embrace America or Europe.

Some of the Republican’s allies have waded into the argument, with Stephen Moore, his senior economic adviser, saying the UK must reject the EU’s “socialist model”.

Sir Keir has faced pressure from within his own party to reject Mr Trump and rebuild ties with the EU. However, in his speech to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London on Monday evening, the Prime Minister rejected the “either/or” choice.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: European Union; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War
KEYWORDS: enemieslist; eussr; fourthreich; keirstalin; keirstarmer; returnthesausages; starmer; tds; trump; twotierkeir; youcantstoptrumpkeir; yurp
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1 posted on 12/03/2024 6:02:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Tell ya what: You do EU.


2 posted on 12/03/2024 6:04:36 PM PST by Dr.Deth
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Desperate Starmer needs a bogyman badly


3 posted on 12/03/2024 6:04:38 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: MinorityRepublican

He’s a commie, Jim.....


4 posted on 12/03/2024 6:05:38 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: MinorityRepublican

Never thought you would you pr.ck.


5 posted on 12/03/2024 6:06:07 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Lot of buyer’s remorse in the Uk right now.


6 posted on 12/03/2024 6:06:21 PM PST by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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UK must reject the EU’s “socialist model”.

The Labour Party is admitting that the NHS is crap.

7 posted on 12/03/2024 6:08:13 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Two-tiered Keir is not interested in making Britian great again. He is being paid too much to subjugate the natives.


8 posted on 12/03/2024 6:10:01 PM PST by Kudsman (Hey,, Democrat,,leave them kids alone!)
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To: MinorityRepublican
"In a major foreign policy speech,..."

I thought you had to live in a "major country" to give a "major foreign policy speech"?

9 posted on 12/03/2024 6:12:05 PM PST by The Duke (Not without incident.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Poor Sir Keir. He still thinks Britain can play the balance of power game on the international stage. Sorry, pal. The times have changed. It’s not 1850 anymore.


10 posted on 12/03/2024 6:14:01 PM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Delusional psychopath.


11 posted on 12/03/2024 6:14:38 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: The Duke

Right. Isn’t England a colony of Pakistan now?


12 posted on 12/03/2024 6:14:39 PM PST by Kudsman (Hey,, Democrat,,leave them kids alone!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

OK, UK...... ditch the commie or you’re on your own. Double that for the surrender monkey French or the always-one-step-away-from-fascism Germans. Eff ‘em all!

We’ve spent way too much blood and treasure on Europe’s behalf. Be allies, or be damned.


13 posted on 12/03/2024 6:16:42 PM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Trump to British People:

“We threw out our trash; you can too. And we will help You do so.”


14 posted on 12/03/2024 6:19:11 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He’s finished. Grasping at straws at this point.


15 posted on 12/03/2024 6:21:24 PM PST by johniegrad
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To: MinorityRepublican

And no one cares. 😏


16 posted on 12/03/2024 6:21:29 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Brits. Pfffft. Stick to bland food and fixing your bad teeth.


17 posted on 12/03/2024 6:23:02 PM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Maoists are in charge in Britain now...and will be for another 4.5 years. Of course they’re gonna side with Europe’s Maoists.


18 posted on 12/03/2024 6:26:36 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What do they have left of their great past that makes them a helpful ally?


19 posted on 12/03/2024 6:27:07 PM PST by lurk (u)
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To: johniegrad

Yes,he might be finished but his party isn’t. They have a huge majority in Parliament so if he goes they’ll select someone at least as bad...if not worse.


20 posted on 12/03/2024 6:28:36 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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