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Special Relationship

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The Prime Minister has faced a barrage of attacks from the US President after he failed to support American and Israeli strikes against Iran.
Keir Starmer will field questions amid a mounting backlash over Britain's lack of military preparations and the meltdown in the Special Relationship.
Donald Trump said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is 'not Winston Churchill', and that he was 'not happy' with the UK after it did not initially allow the US to use its bases for strikes on Iran.
Keir Starmer sounded defiance over his refusal to allow UK bases to be used for offensive strikes, insisting he was worried about 'escalation'.
In a major blow to the Special Relationship, the US President said he was 'not happy with the UK' and branded it 'very, very uncooperative' over his assault on Iran.
The Prime Minister was accused of undermining the Special Relationship by banning American bombers from using British bases to launch Saturday's assault on Tehran.
Making a statement to MPs on the mounting crisis, Keir Starmer acknowledged that the US was not happy that the UK initially refused to get involved.

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