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The US president’s typically controversial suggestion to Keir Starmer will doubtless appeal to certain quarters. But perhaps inevitably, it’s not quite that simple, writes Sean O’Grady
onald Trump’s parting shot, pun intended, at the conclusion of his successful state visit to the United Kingdom was to suggest to Keir Starmer and the British public follow his example and call in the military to deal with the small boats crisis. Typically provocative, it’s sparked a bit of a debate…
Nothing specific, but he did indeed use the US army to close the Mexican border to irregular migrants and claims to have had “zero” such entrants since he came to power (although they could be using other means). However, the British sea border is a rather different kind of barrier. In one way, it represents a considerable natural barrier to the movement of people, but it is also difficult to “close” for a relatively small maritime power such as the UK.














