Starmer defends waffling on Iran: ‘Hanging on to President Trump’s latest words’ is not ‘special relationship in action’

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out swinging at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, blasting his opponents for questioning his posture on unrest in the Middle East.

Fresh off the indignity of President Donald Trump dismissing him as “not Winston Churchill,” Starmer hammered home to members of Parliament that the “special relationship” between the United States and Britain is one of cooperation, not strong-arming.

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