I share Karen Lewton’s emotions on Keir Starmer’s sycophantic message to Donald Trump (Letters, 6 November). It was not solely emetic however futile. There are not any shared values between Starmer’s authorities and the Trump administration. If Starmer can not see that in his designer eyewear, he ought to’ve gone to Specsavers. Trump now has nice energy over our authorities: I’ve no confidence in Starmer’s skill and even will to withstand his calls for – nor, as but, in any potential successor’s. For the subsequent 4 years we face authorities by Trump’s golf caddie.
Richard Heller
Former chief of workers to Denis Healey after which Gerald Kaufman
I can perceive dismay at Keir Starmer’s “sycophantic phrases”. Nevertheless, I don’t assume he was being both delusional or hypocritical, as Karen Lewton suggests. I think about Starmer thinks the identical of Trump as she and I. However nonetheless a lot it sticks within the craw, it’s within the pursuits of the UK for our authorities to do its finest to keep up good relations. If Trump carries out his menace to impose as much as 20% tariffs on imports, it’s going to do severe hurt to the UK economic system.
Steve Bamford
Angmering, West Sussex
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