Trump v Starmer: will the special relationship survive? – The Latest

特朗普与斯塔默:特殊关系能否维系?——最新消息

Today in Focus

2026-03-19

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Kemi Badenoch has described Donald Trump’s criticism of Keir Starmer as ‘childish’ and said it ‘sends the wrong signal to our opponents in Iran or in Russia’. Trump repeated his previous attack on the prime minister on Tuesday, saying: ‘Unfortunately Keir is no Winston Churchill.’ Are cracks starting to appear in the US-UK special relationship? Lucy Hough speaks to our senior political correspondent Peter Walker – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

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  • But why is harder.

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  • The words coming from the White House are completely wrong.

  • I think it's actually quite childish.

  • To be honest, I think the bulk of the country would probably agree with her.

  • And there's an argument that's maybe why she felt she had to do it,

  • because all the polling shows that amongst UK voters, President Trump has never been popular.

  • And as the months go on, he gets less and less popular.

  • The leader of the opposition has issued rare support for the prime minister

  • by calling out Donald Trump's repeated personal attacks on Keir Starmer and distancing herself from Trump's war in Iran.

  • So is the special relationship damaged beyond repair?

  • From The Guardian's Today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

  • I'm joined by Peter Walker, The Guardian's senior political correspondent.

  • Thanks for dialling in from Westminster, Peter.