Donald Trump will not trust Sir Keir Starmer and see him as 'lightweight woke lefty'

Donald Trump volition presumption Sir Keir Starmer arsenic a "novice" erstwhile it comes to negotiating, 1 adept has contiguous claimed pursuing Trump's comfy US predetermination triumph

Donald Trump volition respect Sir Keir Starmer arsenic a "lightweight woke lefty" and volition not spot him, a apical US expert has warned today.

The President-elect is apt to presumption the Prime Minister arsenic a "novice" erstwhile it comes to negotiating, according to Nile Gardiner, manager of The Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom.

Dozens of Labour activists flew to the US to assistance Democratic campaigner Kamala Harris successful the election. Mr Gardiner fears relations betwixt 78-year-old Trump and Starmer, 62, person deteriorated arsenic a result.

The adept besides believes Starmer should sack overseas caput David Lammy, who has called the President-elect a "serial liar" and a "wannabe despot" successful the past. This was raised during Prime Minister's Questions today, during which Starmer sidestepped immoderate disapproval to accent helium and Trump person had "very constructive" conversations connected planetary issues recently.

Nevertheless, Mr Gardiner said determination would beryllium "significant tensions ahead" erstwhile it came to Britain and America. He pointed retired helium feels Trump volition not spot Starmer easily.

Speaking to Mail Online, the expert said Trump and Starmer are apt to clash implicit the Middle East with Labour precocious banning immoderate arms income to Israel portion Trump volition beryllium 1 of the country's strongest supporters. The aforesaid dynamic volition play retired with regards to Israeli attacks connected Iran which Labour are much cautious about.

"Mr Trump volition presumption Starmer arsenic lightweight and arsenic a novice connected the planetary stage. He volition presumption Starmer arsenic a woke lefty and Trump doesn't similar woke lefties," Mr Gardiner said.

Trump won the US predetermination convincingly contempt Labour activists flying to the US to run connected behalf of Kamala Harris. More than 100 showed their enactment to the politician, and truthful the Trump run filed a ailment with the American predetermination regulator, the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The ailment cited a now-deleted station connected LinkedIn by Sofia Patel, caput of operations astatine the Labour Party, which said 100 staffers were going to beryllium moving successful battleground states similar North Carolina and Nevada.

The six leafage papers cited a study successful the Telegraph which said staffers from Labour would person to beryllium connected vacation and beryllium paying their ain way.