Keir Starmer poised to 'deploy King Charles as secret weapon against Donald Trump'
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The Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, is poised to make the most use of King Charles and the Royal Family as possible to ensure links with the US are as strong as possible after Donald Trump takes office on 20 January and avoid a potential "economic disaster", a report has claimed.
During his first term as US president, Trump was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth on a state visit, and it looks likely that he will once again be invited back to the UK, with the royals 'deployed' on a charm offensive in an attempt to strengthen ties and avoid any potential tariffs being put in place on the UK.
The i newspaper reports that a Labour MP said any tariffs on Britain would be a "real economic disaster" and one that could cost Labour any chance at being re-elected in the next election, outcomes they are keen to avoid. And they are ready to utilise the Royal Family, officially or unofficially to keep Trump onside.
One MP was quoted as saying, "Obviously we do [need to deploy the Royals]. The poor old Royal Family is going to be spending a lot of time with Trump in the future I suppose," and another noted that Trump's love of the monarchy and UK was something that the government had to be prepared to use.
If Trump was invited on another state visit it would be the first time that a US president has ever been officially received twice - but the government and Palace are reported to be considering other less formal options to make use of King Charles or Prince William too.
