Donald Trump UK state visit he 'craves' must come with one key condition
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Keir Starmer has been told rolling out the red carpet to Donald Trump with a state visit he "craves" must come with a key condition. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the incoming US President must first "deliver" on support for war-torn Ukraine to defeat Putin's invasion.
The demand comes just days before the erratic president-elect returns to the White House and concerns over the US's ongoing support for Kyiv. In his first major speech of 2025 the Lib Dem leader said: "We have something Trump desperately wants: a state visit. The pageantry at Buckingham Palace.
"A banquet with the King. We all know he craves it. So I say we give it to him. But only if he delivers what we need first for Britain and Europe’s defence and security.". He added: "President Trump must sit down with President Zelenskyy and other European leaders – in a summit convened by the UK.
“To agree how we collectively use the hundreds of billions of dollars, pounds and Euros of frozen Russian assets to pay for the weapons Ukraine needs to win the war and beat Putin. BLUESKY: Follow our Mirror Politics account on Bluesky here. And follow our Mirror Politics team here - Lizzy Buchan, Jason Beattie, Kevin Maguire, Sophie Huskisson, Dave Burke, Ashley Cowburn, Mikey Smith.
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