"The president had claimed that the Nato defence alliance, of which the UK is a member, had sent "some troops" to Afghanistan, but they "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines." The comments, which are factually inaccurate, have been widely seen as crass and deeply offensive. Four hundred and fifty-seven British service personnel died in the conflict and many more suffered life changing injuries."
"Sir Keir's response to the president is the third time in five days he has had to reach a quick judgement on how to calibrate a public response in defending what he sees as first principles under attack from the White House. The first came on Monday morning, with his case for the sanctity of the sovereignty of Greenland and a plea for "calm discussion." Within 24 hours, the president was lobbing around insults about the government's deal over the Chagos Islands."
Sir Keir Starmer issued a forceful public rebuke of President Trump's remarks about the Afghanistan war, calling them insulting and appalling and defending British service personnel. The president inaccurately suggested NATO troops had stayed off front lines, a claim widely viewed as crass and offensive given 457 British deaths and many life-changing injuries. Downing Street says the prime minister sees defending the armed forces as a primary duty because service members and the fallen cannot respond. The response was the third rebuke in five days, following interventions over Greenland sovereignty and the Chagos Islands deal, increasing political risk around Prime Minister's Questions.
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