Every time Starmer wants us to think the best of Trump he is proven wrong

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When Trump left the G7 Starmer told journalists that the US president wanted to de-escalate the Middle East crisis. Five days later Trump bombs Iran. The Independent’s David Maddox looks at why the prime minister keeps getting Trump wrong

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ust five days ago Sir Keir Starmer sat down with the travelling pack of UK journalists at the G7 in Canada and assured them and their readers that Donald Trump would not attack Iran.

Every time Starmer wants us to think the best of Trump he is proven wrong

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