US president doubles down on criticism of the prime minister, saying ‘he has not been helpful’ In his interview with The Sun last night, Donald Trump also suggested that Keir Starmer was “pandering” to Muslim voters in formulating his policy regarding Iran, a baseless claim which the chief secretary to the prime minister, Darren Jones, has been asked about on the Today programme this morning. Jones said: That’s just, that’s not right. The UK will act in the interests of British citizens, regardless of their faith or where they are in the United Kingdom. I think the public would rightly say they don’t want to be involved in a wider war in the Middle East, but they would expect us to do whatever we can to defend British citizens. Continue reading...