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Keir Starmer rushed back from his holiday in Scotland for what he clearly thought was a moment of statesmanship. Instead, he has made himself — and the United Kingdom — look servile.
The prime minister flew to Washington to bask in Donald Trump’s presence, only to emerge hailing “cast-iron security guarantees” for Ukraine that remain utterly undefined.
What Trump actually offered was nothing – no troops, no treaty, no defensive umbrella, not even a sketch of what these supposed guarantees might mean. Just hot air.
Yet Starmer treated it as a breakthrough.
This is not diplomacy; it is sycophancy.
By praising Trump so effusively, Starmer has tied his credibility to the President’s whims.
If Trump changes tack and presses Volodymyr Zelensky to cede Ukrainian territory, Starmer will either have to follow him down that road — making Britain complicit in rewarding Russian aggression — or break ranks and look like he has been played for a fool.
Even worse, if the talks collapse entirely, as seems likely given their vagueness, the UK will be left looking not like a serious player but like a desperate hanger-on.
Starmer’s “gratitude diplomacy” is less about securing peace than about flattering Trump in the hope of being kept in the room.
The symbolism is damning.
The prime minister abandoned his family holiday for a summit that produced no concrete outcomes, then flew home to tell the BBC how “very pleased” he was with empty promises.
He wanted to project statesmanship; instead, he projected submission.
European allies may hope that by humouring Trump they can keep him committed to Ukraine.
But the UK’s leader has gone further: he has turned himself into Trump’s cheerleader-in-chief.
The risk is clear: if Trump delivers nothing, Starmer will have made the UK look not just gullible, but subordinate.
And the lesson is simple: a serious prime minister should demand real commitments before dispensing praise.
Remember, the only person who emerged from last week’s Alaska summit looking strong was Vladimir Putin.
Trump may be trying to regain lost respect now, but his offer is weak.
By draping himself in Trump’s shadow, Starmer has made the UK look weaker still.
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Keir Starmer’s sycophancy to Donald Trump makes the UK look weak
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Keir Starmer rushed back from his holiday in Scotland for what he clearly thought was a moment of statesmanship. Instead, he has made himself — and the United Kingdom — look servile.
The prime minister flew to Washington to bask in Donald Trump’s presence, only to emerge hailing “cast-iron security guarantees” for Ukraine that remain utterly undefined.
What Trump actually offered was nothing – no troops, no treaty, no defensive umbrella, not even a sketch of what these supposed guarantees might mean. Just hot air.
Yet Starmer treated it as a breakthrough.
This is not diplomacy; it is sycophancy.
By praising Trump so effusively, Starmer has tied his credibility to the President’s whims.
If Trump changes tack and presses Volodymyr Zelensky to cede Ukrainian territory, Starmer will either have to follow him down that road — making Britain complicit in rewarding Russian aggression — or break ranks and look like he has been played for a fool.
Even worse, if the talks collapse entirely, as seems likely given their vagueness, the UK will be left looking not like a serious player but like a desperate hanger-on.
Starmer’s “gratitude diplomacy” is less about securing peace than about flattering Trump in the hope of being kept in the room.
The symbolism is damning.
The prime minister abandoned his family holiday for a summit that produced no concrete outcomes, then flew home to tell the BBC how “very pleased” he was with empty promises.
He wanted to project statesmanship; instead, he projected submission.
European allies may hope that by humouring Trump they can keep him committed to Ukraine.
But the UK’s leader has gone further: he has turned himself into Trump’s cheerleader-in-chief.
The risk is clear: if Trump delivers nothing, Starmer will have made the UK look not just gullible, but subordinate.
And the lesson is simple: a serious prime minister should demand real commitments before dispensing praise.
Remember, the only person who emerged from last week’s Alaska summit looking strong was Vladimir Putin.
Trump may be trying to regain lost respect now, but his offer is weak.
By draping himself in Trump’s shadow, Starmer has made the UK look weaker still.
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