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Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance
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Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Starmer tribute to fallen British troops after Vance’s perceived slight
Sir Keir Starmer’s tribute to personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan came after JD Vance’s comments about troops from a ‘random country’.
More now from Trump, who's speaking to reporters outside White House. He's saying that to resume talks Zelensky must say he wants peace. He also claims that Zelensky wants to come back to the White House "right now" but that is not convenient for Trump.
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The “special relationship” between the US and the UK got awkward Thursday, when Vice President JD Vance confronted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office over the longtime American ally’s weakening of freedom of speech.
Edited by Jenna Moon in London and Brandon Livesay in New York, with Myroslava Petsa and Bernd Debusmann Jr reporting from the White House Zelensky says there should be "no compromises" with Vladimir Putin - but Trump says Kyiv will have to make concessions to reach a peace deal with Russia It was an extraordinary couple of hours.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday praised the hundreds of British troops who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq "alongside our allies," in an oblique rebuke of U.S. Vice President JD Vance,
Vice President J.D. Vance called out British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to his face during a Thursday press conference over
Vice President J.D. Vance clashed with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over free speech in a heated exchange, while Trump and Starmer discussed AI, trade, and Ukraine during the diplomatic visit.
After JD Vance reiterated his belief that "there have been infringements on free speech" in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government.