Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump shake hands at a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House, February 27, 2025
SIR KEIR STARMER has trumpeted a trade deal with US President Donald Trump as a glimmer of good news amid mounting political turmoil, with Labour MPs rebelling over his austerity plans.
More than 40 backbench Labour MPs told Sir Keir that they could not support his welfare cuts and urged a change of course, setting the stage for a big Commons rebellion when the plan is voted on next month.
Downing Street has ruled out a policy shift and is instead touting the trade deal, the first Trump has agreed since embarking on a wild ride of unilateral global tariffs, as proof of the Prime Minister’s wisdom in bending over backwards to appease the volatile US President.
Incredibly, US Republican states are systematically dismantling child labour protections, with children transformed back into the cheap, disposable workers of the Dickens era, reports ANDREW MURRAY
