President’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger

Keir Starmer has condemned Donald Trump’s claim that Nato allies did no properly fight alongside the US in Afghanistion. In a pooled clip that has just been broadcast, he sounded genuinely angry.

Starmer said:

Let me start by paying tribute to 457 of our armed services who lost their lives in Afghanistan.

I will never forget their courage, their bravery and the sacrifice that they made for their country.