Donald Trump today condemned Keir Starmer for blocking the US from using British military bases to target Iran. Sir Keir has been desperately trying to avoid angering the White House and his own left-wing MPs since the Middle East crisis flared. Kemi Badenoch accused the premier of being 'scared' of large blocs of voters whose 'loyalties are swayed by conflicts in the Middle East'. In contrast both Australia and Canada have been supportive, sparking fury that Sir Keir was sitting on the fence to avoid riling his own backbenchers. The political difficulties are compounded for Sir Keir after Labour's humiliating defeat by the hard-Left Greens in last week's Gorton & Denton by-election.

Source: Daily Mail March 02, 2026 12:38 UTC