Don't let Trump interfere with UK democracy, Davey tells PM

"Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has urged the prime minister to stand up to Donald Trump, describing the US president's new national security strategy as "deeply alarming". The document, which was published last week, warns Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and says US policy should prioritize "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory". Sir Ed called on the PM to "make it clear to President Trump that any attempts to interfere with our democracy are totally unacceptable"."

"In response, Sir Keir Starmer avoided criticising the US President, instead saying he would always stand up for Europe's "longstanding values of freedom and democracy". The US strategy calls for an end to mass migration and criticises European policies on the issue for "creating strife". It also raises concerns about "censorship of free speech" and "loss of national identities and self-confidence"."

"Trump continued to attack European leaders in an interview with Politico on Tuesday, when he branded them "weak" and said they had failed to control migration or take decisive action to end the war in Ukraine. The strategy also adopts softer language towards Russia, blaming the EU for blocking US efforts to end the conflict and saying the US must "re-establish strategic stability with Russia"."

Sir Ed Davey urged the prime minister to confront Donald Trump, calling the US national security strategy "deeply alarming" and warning it repeats far‑right tropes. The strategy warns Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and urges US policy to prioritise "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." It calls for an end to mass migration, criticises European migration policies as "creating strife," and raises concerns about "censorship of free speech" and "loss of national identities and self-confidence." Sir Keir Starmer declined to criticise the US president but said he would uphold Europe's "longstanding values of freedom and democracy." The document questions some European countries' economic and military reliability, adopts softer language towards Russia, and urges re-establishing strategic stability with Russia; the Kremlin welcomed the document.

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