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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Camille Chorley

Starmer issues verdict on King’s US state visit as Trump labelled a ‘gangster’

  • Sir Keir Starmer defended the King's upcoming state visit to the US during a parliamentary statement on the Iran crisis.
  • Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey launched a sharp attack on Donald Trump, branding him 'a dangerous and corrupt gangster'.
  • Davey demanded the cancellation of the visit, stating that His Majesty should not be put in that position.
  • Starmer maintained that the visit marks the 250th anniversary of the relationship between the two countries and reiterated his focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The planned late April visit will be the first UK state visit to the US since Queen Elizabeth II's in 2007.

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