Keir Starmer was fast to congratulate Donald Trump on his resounding victory however this can’t be the end result he hoped for.
The relentless and sometimes over-the-top assaults produced from the protection of opposition by lots of his most senior ministers are actually coming again to hang-out the Prime Minister.
Labour’s determination to coordinate its personal supporters who needed to marketing campaign for Kamala Harris didn’t assist.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spent the final yr cosying as much as the Trump group to atone for describing the president as a “neo-Nazi” sympathiser and a racist.
Another Cabinet big-hitter, Wes Streeting, referred to as Trump an “odious, sad little man” in 2017 and added “imagine being proud to have that as your president”.
Ed Miliband mentioned he was a “racist, misogynistic, self-confessed groper” a yr earlier.
There are many different examples, together with from Sir Keir himself.
The PM has tried to easy over the injury and a two hour dinner with President Trump earlier this yr, which was additionally attended by Mr Lammy, is alleged to have gone effectively.
But The Donald just isn’t identified for being a person who takes kindly to private assaults.
He now has the Labour authorities over a barrel. Sir Keir is within the place of continually having to return near grovelling to the Leader of the Free World to make up for previous wrongs.
It would all have been a lot simpler for Sir Keir if Vice-President Harris had received.
All just isn’t misplaced nevertheless. The Special Relationship, notably lengthy and deep safety ties, has at all times endured whatever the shade of presidency on both facet of the Atlantic.
President Trump has a sentimental attachment to Britain because of his Scottish mom.
Perhaps most crucially, UK ambassador Dame Karen Pierce is totally plugged into the Trump camp.
In the run as much as the overall election, doubts had been forged about her future within the position if Labour received.
But Sir Keir could be silly to lose the formidable, vibrant, well-liked diplomat at a time when she is required most.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1972571/keir-starmer-grovel-donald-trump