Interventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’In response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the US, Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to Washington, said he thought this would become “more difficult” because there was a problem of trust. He explained:If you have some of Trump’s appointees in these key jobs who have very strange track records, and have said very strange things about Nato allies, the Nato alliance and so on, and you have people in the administration who seem to be, let’s say, looking for ways of appeasing Russia, then you have a problem on the intelligence front, because these are not the values that we have. Continue reading...
Keir Starmer implicitly rebuked JD Vance by highlighting the UK's military sacrifices, referencing the 642 British deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, in response to Vance's comments. Kemi Badenoch defended Vance, sparking criticism from the Liberal Democrats, with Ed Davey accusing her of prioritizing Vance over Ukraine's defense. Starmer also faced PMQs with Badenoch, while other political developments included discussions on education snobbery, welfare cuts, and political ratings. Additional topics included NHS backlogs, criminal court delays, and protests against JD Vance's remarks.
