Trump jabs at Starmer over Iran war: ‘We don’t want Neville Chamberlain’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump seemingly likened UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain during a White House Easter event, escalating their ongoing disagreement over the Iran conflict. Mr Trump said the UK has “a long way to go” and said: “We won’t want another Neville Chamberlain, do we agree? We don’t want Neville Chamberlain.”Mr Chamberlain, Britain’s prime minister from 1937-1940 before Sir Winston Churchill, was known for his strategy of ‘appeasement’ towards Nazi Germany.Sir Keir Starmer has maintained he will not “buckle under pressure” or allow the UK to be “dragged into the war”, which has now entered its sixth week. The UK Government confirmed it would not engage in offensive operations against Iran, with its involvement limited to defensive actions such as RAF jets intercepting drones. In fullTrump targets Starmer with ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe as strained UK-US relationship rumbles onThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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