Relationship with Trump may be beyond repair, Keir Starmer told

The Guardian ^ | Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Rowena Mason

[MinorityRepublican]

Keir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided the prime minister for consulting his team about military decisions, in a mocking impersonation.

In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to imitate Starmer in a weak voice during an Easter lunch speech at the White House and said the UK was “not our best” as an ally.

The episode is Trump’s latest broadside at Starmer and the UK’s “old” aircraft carriers after the prime minister declined to let the US use British military bases for its initial strikes on Iran.

Following the latest attack on Starmer, diplomatic and political figures said the prime minister was right to brush off the criticism but added that the relationship was very damaged and he would need to redouble efforts to built international relations elsewhere.

The US president said the UK “should be our best” ally but had not been during the Iran war, accusing Starmer of prevaricating over sending aircraft carriers.

During his speech, the president said: “I asked [the] UK, who should be our best. In fact the king is coming over here in two weeks, he’s a nice guy, King Charles.

“But should be our best but they weren’t our best. I said: ‘You have two, old broken-down aircraft carriers, do you think you could send them over?’

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Political Humor/Cartoons; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: europe; euroweenies; fakenews; grauniad; keirstalin; moochers; parasites; returnthesausages; rowenamason; starmer; tds; twotierkeir

[Responsibility2nd]

“But should be our best but they weren’t our best. I said: ‘You have two, old broken-down aircraft carriers, do you think you could send them over?’

And did Starmer snark back about the USS Gerald Ford?

[HIDEK6]

Serves the snotty limey right.

[dfwgator]

Starmer is a wanker.

[RoosterRedux]

Hey, Keir, your relationship with the British people is beyond repair.

[PGR88]

Starmer is an unrepentant Trotskyite. Still living out his childish university fantastical beliefs.

[Salman]

I do not want the UK ruling class' "relationship" with the USA (or Trump) to be repaired.

They have in effect declared a total war of extermination on civilization, even if they are trying to be sneaky about it.

[bigbob]

And he’s about as popular as the clap.

[Resolute Conservative]

I am for letting Britain sink on its own. Elitist snobs.

[MMusson]

That noise is Great Britain falling of the edge of the planet into irrelevance.

[Da Coyote]

Our “special relationships” with other countries require, at the least, a trustworthy leader with the intelligence and morality such that we can trust him/her. Starmer has none of those attributes. He is the UK’s version of Dorkbama, the lying Muslim eunuch quota selectee.

[Skwor]

Sorry Two Tier but America and Trump has no desire to be friends with a pedo gang protecting effete coward. If there are enough real Britains left they should tar and feather your candy arse out of the country.

[Regulator]

Well, the solution is obvious: Starmer should resign and allow a Reform UK Britain First Prime Minister to take the reigns.

Save Britain. It’s really the last chance right now. Probably too late. But getting rid of Starmer and his bird brained Socialist party (um, “La-bore”) is a pre-requisite to at least trying.

[Sirius Lee]

Kweir sounds like some girl who just got dumped.

[MinorityRepublican]

Our “special relationships” with other countries require, at the least, a trustworthy leader with the intelligence and morality such that we can trust him/her.

There's no such thing as a "special relationship".

There may be times that our interests may align.

Regarding the UK, it used to be like that.

[antidemoncrat]

When the Muzzies begin to forcefully take over Britain I’ll bet he will want to renew friendship with with Pres. Trump in a hurry.

[CodeToad]

England is a goner already. Their King is a mooselimb and the parliament has been overtaken by Indians.

[meyer]

Hey Starmer, how about taking care of the British people for a change. You favor the jihadis over your own countrymen, and they you go criticizing Trump. Screw England.

[Jeff Vader]

the rest of my family still lives there, they have the same problem we do. The ruling class hates the hoi-poli, so effectively the indigenous population there have no representation. Labour are a bunch of commies in alliance with the muslims and the tories refuse to do what the people want

[chopperk]

Starmer tries to portray himself as a leader but he is way out in left field by letting muslims take over his Country.