As a part of a political theater, he was beaten up.
Keir Starmer, who has been sitting in the oval office for his first face -to -face meeting with Donald Trump since his re -election, reached his team’s inner pocket and produced an envelope.
The Prime Minister could barely involve his excitement as he said to the President: “It is a pleasure for me to bring a letter to the Majesty to the King – of course he sends his best wishes and respect – but he also asked me to carry this letter and bring it to you.”
In it, King Charles invited Trump to come to England for a second state visit, an unprecedented honor for the seating presidency.
“Answer yes,” Trump said to the Prime Minister. “I look forward to being there and honoring the king.”
However, Starmer was very wrong if he hoped that he would save England when it comes to “mutual” tariffs of addressing Trump’s love for the royal family.
In a statement on Wednesday, the President confirmed that the US imports will be slapped with 10% tax.
And this, although less than tax imposed on many other countries and the EU, still has the potential to damage great damage to the economy of the UK and send an increase in unemployment.
HuffPost UK may reveal that Trump’s actions, which send markets around the world to a free decline and increase the chances of a global recession, breathe a new life in the campaign to prevent state visit.
Thousands of voters supported a campaign so far. Stop Trump Coalition Filling after the tariff announcement Online form To lobby local deputies.
“Donald Trump launched a global trade war,” the group says. “This threatens to cause a new stagnation around the world.
“Trying to be Trump’s friend does not work. The government prevents Trump from responding to its tariffs or criticizing other ugly actions on daily basis.
“Time to cancel the visit and stand up for ourselves.”
More than 200,000 people signed “no second state visit for Trump” 38 degree petition.
Although Trump’s invitation is officially a decision for the king, everyone knows that there is a driving force behind No.10.
This allowed Downing Street to insist that it was a decision for Buckingham Palace when the visit progressed.
A questionnaire taken by IPSOS Trump’s tariff announcement showed that the British people once again have been separated equally to whether we need to publish the red carpet. 46% against 44% in favor.
For the company, England Politics Director Keiran Pedley said Starmer now faces a sensitive balancing action ”.
HuffPost told UK, “US President is not popular in the UK, and the public has already been divided as to whether the visit will continue last month.” He said.
“It is difficult to see how his announcements about tariffs will make more popular. However, there are political and diplomatic facts to fight, and Starmer will be enthusiastic to make the balance right.”
The Prime Minister, Westminster, has plenty of political cover and even instinctively hostile to Trump, the parties refuse to join the growing oyster to cancel the state visit.
LIB DEMS Foreign Spokesman Calum Miller said: “Trump turned his nose up in a special relationship between England and the United States, slapping the same tariffs with Iran.
“But we must remember that Trump thinks of him as a ‘agreement’ man. All he thinks he thinks is a negotiation – and the state visit is in the hole when it comes to dealing with the president.
“The government should keep all options open before any visit to try to finish this trade war before it starts.”
Carla Denyer, the co -leader of the greens, said that the visit should not be presented in the first place, but that this should not happen.
“I cannot imagine that many British will be excited to roll the red carpet for a man who proposes Starmer’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza, accusing Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine and now damaging the global economy with his tariffs,” he said.
PM solution will be a classic British political confectionery.
Is it really surprising that Trump could not find a suitable date to squeeze during the King’s packaged diary before leaving the office in 2029?
This avoids a political fire storm for Starmer.
However, the most likely conclusion is that it probably continues, even if not until the end of the four -year period of Trump.
Starmer will have made an economic agreement with the United States until then, and while maintaining the worst of Trump’s tariffs, Britain will also attract some of the debate of the state visit.
Regardless of the King’s enthusiasm to be Messenger, will be added to the growing political wrong step list since the number 10 last July.
