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UK needs to be ‘critical friend’ to Trump, says Davey

The Lib Dem leader called the president-elect a ‘dangerous, destructive demagogue’ this week after US voters returned him to the White House.

Evening Standard

Ditch Brexit trade barriers, Starmer told amid fears over impact of Trump tariffs

Exclusive: Warning from a leading trade expert comes as new projections show tariffs imposed by Trump could shrnk the UK economy over the next three years and wipeout growth ahead of the next general election

The Independent UK

What next for the special relationship? What Keir Starmer needs to navigate in a second Trump term

Keir Starmer may well have gone to bed on Tuesday night hoping to wake up on Wednesday morning to find himself teamed professionally with Kamala Harris – a fellow state prosecutor of the centre-left who happens also to be the leader of both the free world and his country’s closest…

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OPINION - The Standard View: David Lammy is right to dismiss Donald Trump criticisms as "old news"

Before David Lammy was the UK’s chief diplomat, he was a passionate opponent of Donald Trump. As a backbench MP in 2019, ahead of Trump’s state visit to Britain, Lammy posted on social media that the then (and soon to be) US president was "deluded, dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic" and "no…

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham becomes latest senior Labour figure to break ranks with Starmer as he hits out at Trump

Prime minister facing increasing divisions with Labour as he tries to build bridges with the president-elect, despite foreign secretary David Lammy calling him ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’

The Independent UK

David Lammy’s past comments about Donald Trump ‘a concern’, says ex-spy chief

Sir Richard Dearlove said the president-elect may put criticisms of him to one side because of his strong political mandate.

The Independent UK

British voters do not like Trump ‘because they don’t really know him’, Farage claims – as it happened

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Lammy dismisses past criticism calling Trump a ‘sociopath’ as ‘old news’

British foreign secretary says many politicians have said ‘pretty ripe things’ about US president-elect

The Guardian - UK

Foreign secretary dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump in first interview since Republican’s victory

Foreign secretary David Lammy has dismissed his past criticism of Donald Trump in his first interview since the Republican’s election victory.

The Independent UK

David Lammy dismisses his criticism of Donald Trump as 'dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic' as 'old news'

Foreign Secretary who previously described president-elect as a ‘neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath’ says he can build relationship with him

Evening Standard

It is galling to see Starmer ingratiate himself with Trump – but it would be horribly negligent if he didn’t

The prime minister has a duty to pull any levers he can to ameliorate the president-elect’s global impact, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy breaks silence on past criticism calling Trump ‘neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath’ for first time

As a backbench MP David Lammy previously called Donald Trump a ‘tyrant in a toupee’

The Independent UK

Lammy: UK will seek to persuade Trump hiking tariffs is not in his interest

The Foreign Secretary also said past critical comments he had made about the president-elect are ‘old news’.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner builds bridges with JD Vance whose remarks on UK being 'Islamist nuclear power' she slammed

The Deputy Prime Minister said they discussed how to build on the special relationship

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Evening Standard

Angela Rayner speaks to JD Vance about ‘special relationship’ after election win

The Deputy Prime Minister spoke to her to US counterpart in the latest part of Labour’s charm offensive since the US election result.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Why Donald Trump's win puts Kemi Badenoch between a rock and a hard place

A little more than five hours after Fox News called Pennsylvania for Donald Trump at 6:47am London time, signalling that the 45th US president would also be the 47th, Kemi Badenoch made her debut at PMQs – and sought immediately to embarrass Keir Starmer by asking if he would apologise…

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer left reeling following collapse of Brexit ally’s government – hours after Donald Trump victory

Fall of Olaf Scholz’s coalition in Germany has led to calls for greater UK/ French co-operation as the EU grapples with it response to the US election result

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump would be ‘obscene’, PM is warned

Former shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry also warned prime minister Sir Keir Starmer against ‘holding Trump’s hand’

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International Business Times

UK Sanctions Russia-backed Wagner Group Successor Africa Corps

The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps.

Radio France Internationale

UK sanctions Russia-backed Wagner group successor Africa Corps

The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps.

The National (Scotland)

Senior Labour figure repeatedly dodges question on Donald Trump's 'KKK sympathies'

A SENIOR Labour figure dodged a question on whether or not he believed Donald Trump has “KKK sympathies or Nazi sympathies”...

Evening Standard

Salisbury poisoning suspect included in new sanctions against Russia

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the sanctions ‘build on the UK’s mission to combat Russian malign activity globally’.

The Independent UK

Minister: Trump led ‘fiery’ campaign, let’s ‘wait to see what he does’ on trade

Pat McFadden also said comments made in the past about the president-elect by Cabinet ministers will not affect their relationship with him now.

The Guardian - UK

Trump is able to ‘look past’ criticisms of him, says Labour minister

Pat McFadden say he thinks UK and US governments will ‘get on well’ despite past comments by senior Labour figures

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage won't be bridge to Trump team: 'Hasn't he got a job to do in Clacton,' jibes Cabinet minister

The Reform UK has offered to help the UK avoid Trump tariffs on imports

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