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What Starmer should say to Trump

This week’s meeting may prove one of the most crucial ever between a British prime minister and US president

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Feb 26, 2025
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A few years ago, when asked during an interview to identify Labour figures he would advise Sir Keir Starmer to listen to more closely, Michael Gove, then a cabinet minister, was kind enough to mention yours truly.

I have no reason to believe that Starmer ever knew of Gove’s comments, let alone acted on his advice. Still, in the extremely unlikely event that he did, and is perhaps a secret subscriber to my Substack, here is what I think he ought to say when he visits Donald Trump for a crunch meeting at the White House tomorrow.

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