QUENTIN LETTS: Parliament at its best: that's what Sir Keir Starmer keeps saying about Westminster's response to the Trump crisis.
Quentin Letts compares Jonathan Powell to an indestructible Leyland Sherpa van, highlighting Downing Street's refusal to allow MPs to question him. Powell, Tony Blair's former Chief of Staff, is advising on handling Trump and Vance, despite calls for parliamentary scrutiny due to his controversial past, including reported instructions to the UK ambassador regarding the White House before the Iraq War. Keir Starmer is now blocking committee hearings, raising questions about why Powell is being protected.
