WestBromwich@feddit.uk to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 days agoStarmer congratulates Trump on ‘historic election victory’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkStarmer congratulates Trump on ‘historic election victory’www.theguardian.comWestBromwich@feddit.uk to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTenebris Nox@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoReally awful. Starmer could congratulate Trump without indulging him.
minus-squareWestBromwich@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoRealistically perhaps Britain just needs partners, with the US of course being a major partner (Five Eyes for example). If we weren’t so closely tied to the US then maybe Starmer could be making a statement similar to that of Macron and Scholz today: Germany, France vow close cooperation after US election… “We will work in this new context for a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe…”
minus-squareTenebris Nox@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoDo we, though? Macron’s reaction seems to go too far the other way. Surely a “Congratulations on your reelection, Mr President and we look forward to working with you in the interests of both our countries” would be sufficient.
Really awful. Starmer could congratulate Trump without indulging him.
Realistically perhaps Britain just needs partners, with the US of course being a major partner (Five Eyes for example).
If we weren’t so closely tied to the US then maybe Starmer could be making a statement similar to that of Macron and Scholz today:
Germany, France vow close cooperation after US election… “We will work in this new context for a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe…”
Do we, though? Macron’s reaction seems to go too far the other way. Surely a “Congratulations on your reelection, Mr President and we look forward to working with you in the interests of both our countries” would be sufficient.