"For a prime minister who has spent a year focusing on building a warm rapport with the US president, using the authority of the despatch box at Prime Minister's Questions to declare that he "will not yield" was a big moment. It was a tonal shift even from Monday's speech in Downing Street. No wonder, given the tirade unleashed by President Trump in Sir Keir Starmer's direction on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Tuesday morning."
"Behind the scenes, Sir Keir had been coming under greater pressure to change his approach to the president. "It is a strategy that has failed on every conceivable level," one Labour MP said in the hours before PMQs, warning that their constituents were increasingly frustrated by the prime minister's attempts to build a rapport with Trump. "It gets harder and harder to hold your head up high when you're campaigning," the MP said."
Sir Keir Starmer shifted tone at Prime Minister's Questions, using the despatch box to declare he "will not yield" after President Trump's tirade on Truth Social. Labour figures privately pressured a change in approach, arguing that attempts to build a warm rapport with Trump had failed and left constituents frustrated. A Labour MP warned the strategy had failed on every conceivable level and campaigning became harder. Ministers feared historical judgment could view the approach as appeasement. Several Labour figures suggested following Mark Carney's call for middle powers to act together. Trump posted a map including Canada, Greenland and Venezuela, reviving threats towards Canada.
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