Question Time: Urgent warning to Labour government in how to play 'amoral' Donald Trump

Fiona Bruce led Question Time's treatment astir what 4 much years of Donald Trump volition mean for the UK and the BBC show, which this week was filmed successful Hartlepool

The Labour authorities was contiguous warned to "act savvy" successful dealing with Donald Trump - due to the fact that "he has nary conception of the peculiar relationship".

The superior absorption of BBC's Question Time this week was the recently elected US president, who stormed to triumph connected Tuesday. During the programme, this week filmed successful Hartlepool, County Durham, writer Bonnie Greer warned Mr Trump, 78, is "ammoral and transactional". The playwright, calved successful Chicago, Illinois, said: "If you tin bash thing for this man… you’re in. If you can’t… you won’t. He has nary conception of the peculiar relationship."

Addressing the audience, Ms Greer said she lived successful New York City successful the 1980s and believes she has seen firsthand Mr Trump is "a wholly ammoral, transactional businessman". At this point, the assemblage clapped but 1 man, pictured connected camera, appeared to hesitate and rotation his eyes. He had antecedently suggested the UK volition person economical benefits from the re-lection of Mr Trump, who was successful complaint of his family's existent property task successful the 1970s and 1980s.

Ms Greer added: "If you tin bash thing for the United States, you're in. If you can't, you're not. He has nary conception of the peculiar relationship. It doesn't mean thing to him... He doesn't spot what the United Kingdom is giving the United States monetarily... Nada, successful comparison. What the Labour authorities is going to person to bash is beryllium savvy capable to recognize that the underlying question with Donald Trump is 'what tin you bash for me?'"

Shadow Home Office Minister Matt Vickers aboriginal told the Hartlepool assemblage helium believes determination is "huge potential" for UK-US commercialized and defence agreements with the Trump administration. To which, the erstwhile antheral who appeared to disagree with Ms Greer nodded warmly.

Mr Vickers said: "The Labour authorities needs to propulsion up the chair, get circular the table… to effort and present escaped trade, and guarantee those tariffs don’t happen."

Outgoing president Joe Biden urged Americans to travel unneurotic successful the aftermath of Mr Trump’s predetermination victory. The US person urged unity successful the aftermath of the divisive election, successful which his vice president Kamala Harris was trounced astatine the ballot box. Speaking successful the White House Rose Garden, Biden – who is inactive successful station until January 20 – said the radical merit a peaceful transition.