British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses world leaders on the UN Normal Meeting in New York | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Keir Starmer met Donald Trump in New York for a two-hour dinner, the primary assembly between the brand new British Prime Minister and the previous US president, media reported on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Trump, the Republican candidate within the November US election, acquired the chief of the Labor Social gathering at Trump Tower on Thursday (September 26), the bbc, the guardian and The day by day mail reported.
Talking earlier than the assembly, Trump informed reporters: “I really suppose he is very sort. He ran an excellent race. He ran very properly. It’s extremely early. He is very talked-about.”
Starmer gained a landslide victory within the UK’s July common election, toppling the Conservatives after 14 years in energy.
Starmer mentioned it was vital for him to satisfy each candidates within the US election, however that “diary challenges” meant it had not been potential to schedule a gathering with vice chairman and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
“Now now we have the chance to satisfy with Trump, which is nice,” he mentioned.
Trump and Starmer have been additionally joined by Britain’s International Secretary David Lammy, who has made scathing feedback about Trump up to now.
In 2018, Lammy referred to as Trump “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathizing sociopath.”
Nevertheless, earlier this 12 months he was extra diplomatic, saying in a speech that Trump’s “perspective towards European safety is commonly misunderstood.”
Starmer has taken a impartial stance on the US election, though consultants say a Trump presidency might pose difficulties, significantly due to questions over the Republican’s assist for NATO and Ukraine.
Starmer was in New York attending the United Nations Normal Meeting.
Printed – September 27, 2024 01:19 pm IST
