Historic second state visit and royal meetings on Scottish golf tours all considered for president who it is feared may deliver a 'hammer blow' to the UK economy
Historic second state visit and royal meetings on Scottish golf tours all considered for president who it is feared may deliver a 'hammer blow' to the UK economy
But Labour MPs, Government, Palace and diplomatic insiders believe Starmer may yet have a trump card, so to speak – the Royal Family. The president-elect is an avowed fan of the monarchy, while No 10 and Palace insiders privately acknowledge the diplomatic pulling power of the family. Trump said William was “doing a fantastic job” and the pair spent 40 minutes meeting at the British ambassador’s residence, discussing the UK-US relationship, having earlier shaken hands at the reopening ceremony.
The senior Labour backbencher: “I don’t think he’s going to last. I can’t see that Trump is going to put up with him getting all this attention and taking it away from Trump, so I don’t think we’re going to have to worry for very long about any kind of influence he will have with Trump.”
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