Isn’t the relationship that special? 7 key challenges Starmer faces in dealing with President Trump
There are deep transatlantic contrasts between bombastic billionaire Donald Trump and bespectacled human rights lawyer Sir Keir Starmer, on a political and personal level.
Despite the so-called “special relationship”, it will clearly be an uphill battle for the British prime minister to forge a productive relationship with the next president, but he has no choice but to do so.
Today’s newspapers are full of descriptions of the difficulties ahead. The Mail on Sunday said Sir Keir Starmer would be at the “bottom of the queue” for the White House visit (in contrast to Prime Minister Theresa May’s very awkward appearance just seven days later) and would be “at the back of the queue for a frugal pie.” “You’ll have to eat it,” he claimed. before receiving the invitation.
According to The Independent, Trump campaign officials have indicated that the president-elect is considering refusing to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, which would be an extremely unprecedented move and would require a huge amount of investment. It’s a diplomatic insult.
Labor insiders have done everything they can to downplay these reports, with Treasury Secretary Darren Jones telling Sky News that he “hardly believes that will happen”, adding that the claims “maybe confuse some “I think it’s being promoted by politicians,” he added. We apologize for the inconvenience. ”
World leaders more closely aligned with Trump’s populist politics have been invited to the inauguration, including Italy’s Georgia Meloni and Argentina’s Javier Millei.
Mr Starmer is yet to attend, but No. 10 says that in line with normal diplomatic protocol, the UK will be represented by outgoing Ambassador Dame Karen Pearce.
But he’s a bit of an outcast as he’s partying in Washington with a slew of prominent right-wing British politicians in attendance, including Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Suella Braverman, Priti Patel and, of course, Nigel Farage. There is a danger that it will look like .
So what are the main obstacles between the two leaders?
