Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that Nigel Farage might serve as an effective intermediary between UK Labour leader Keir Starmer and former US President Donald Trump, potentially easing communications between the two.
Follow. View the full results of the US election via ourA desperate Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump in their first phone call since the Republican's shock election win as he tries to repair ties.
The leaders agreed that the US-UK relationship, from defence and security to growth and prosperity, was 'incredibly strong' and 'would continue to thrive for many years to come', No 10 said. The PM is facing a huge challenge after tensions flared over Labour supporters helping to campaign for Democrat contender Ms Harris. It sparked the Republican's campaign team to file a legal complaint with accusations of 'foreign interference'.Read More Trump disaster for Starmer: PM scrambles to prop up Special Relationship The PM has also repeatedly clashed with billionaire Elon Musk, who looks certain to end up playing a key role in the Trump administration.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was in Mar-a-Lago last night for Trump's historic victory and says Sir Keir will need to roll out the red carpet Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Badenoch demands Starmer and Foreign Secretary say SORRY to Trump over jibes He told the Mail: 'They are a long, long way apart on most things. Trump does forgive people - although perhaps not straight away. Starmer is going to have to work very hard at it because that relationship is absolutely crucial for trade, defence and intelligence sharing.'
Rachel Reeves yesterday pleaded with Trump not to go ahead with trade tariffs amid fears of a hammer blow to UK growth. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she would make 'strong representations' to the president-elect about the damage a protectionist regime would inflictIt is another major headache for Keir Starmer as he scrambles to prop up the Special Relationship in the wake of Mr Trump's triumph
Challenged if it was realistic to seek to influence Mr Trump, Ms Reeves said: 'We've got another couple of months before the inauguration.'I absolutely do not want to sound in any way sanguine. On the other hand, I am optimistic about our ability to shape the global economic agenda, as we have under successive governments.'
She insisted that Sir Keir must invite Mr Trump to visit the UK and address both Houses of Parliament. 'From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.' Government sources have been playing up a private dinner Sir Keir and Mr Lammy had with Mr Trump in New York in September, insisting they had struck up a good relationship.
In interviews at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa last month, Sir Keir tried to gloss over fears the spat could derail the Special Relationship if Mr Trump wins. And in a 2018 Times article ahead of Trump's first visit to the UK, Lammy committed to be one of 'tens of thousands on the streets, protesting against our government's capitulation to this tyrant in a toupee.'
'Is there anybody in the Government now who feels a sense of obligation to anything other than their own self-interest? To democracy, the rule of law, serving our country?' he asked in a speech in Buckinghamshire. A year later, the Tottenham MP wrote in Time magazine that he would be protesting against the then-government's 'capitulation to this tyrant in a toupee', in reference to Mr Trump's first official visit to the UK.
On the day of the Capitol Hill riots in 2021, she tweeted: 'The violence that Donald Trump has unleashed is terrifying, and the Republicans who stood by him have blood on their hands.' 'And then this fantasy about trade. I mean, this guy is anti-trade. He's an odd combination of protectionism, plus the old trickle-down formula that has got us into a lot of this mess in the first place.'Nigel Farage said the UK must 'roll out the red carpet' for Mr TrumpMr Streeting was challenged about a 2017 social media post where he described Trump as an 'odious, sad, little man', adding: 'Imagine being proud to have that as your President.
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