58 h. ago Trump praises UK troops after remarks about Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

After anger at claim alliance’s troops ‘stayed off frontlines’, US president says British forces are ‘great and very brave’Donald Trump has said UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan were “among the greatest of all warriors” after previously drawing criticism for his claims that Nato troops stayed away from the frontlines during the conflict.In a post on social media on Saturday, the US president said: “The great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Starmer's fury at Trump's 'appalling' NATO slur could be PM's first moment of standing up

Body language expert says PM's angry response shows shift from his previous 'desire to please and flatter' Trump

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3 d. ago Trump remarks about British troops ‘insulting and appalling’, Starmer says

Mr Trump suggested in an interview with Fox News that Nato allied troops ‘stayed a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan.

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3 d. ago 'Insulting and frankly appalling': Keir Starmer demands apology from Donald Trump in major transatlantic row over jibe at Britain's Afghan war dead

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox News on Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump for 'diminishing' Britain's war dead as transatlantic rift deepens after Kemi Badenoch joins veteran fury at Afghanistan comments

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Fury over Trump's slur against British troops: Kemi Badenoch leads attack on president for 'flat

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago PM must call out Donald Trump's 'ultimate insult' to our troops, soldier's mum demands

Diane Dernie, whose son Ben Parkinson had both legs amputated and suffered brain damage in a land mine blast in Afghanistan, voiced her fury at Donald Trump's disgraceful remark about NATO troops

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3 d. ago Fury over Trump NATO slur: Ministers and veterans attack president for 'disgraceful' claim that UK troops 'stayed off the front line' in Afghanistan

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox Newson Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Fury over Trump NATO slur: President's claim UK and allied troops 'stayed off the front line' in Afghanistan 'is an absolute insult' and 'disgraceful'

The US President told Fox News on Thursday that he was 'not sure' the NATO military alliance would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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