Sir Keir Starmer could still “recover” his relationship with Donald Trump, the US President said. However, it would take the British Prime Minister to change his government’s immigration policies, the US leader added.
The US President said the Prime Minister could only “recover” if he toughened his stance, warning current policies were “not” strong enough. He added: “If his immigration policies became strong, which right now they’re not, he can recover – but if he doesn’t, I don’t think he has a chance.” The comments came during a phone interview with the BBC ahead of a planned US visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla next week. The royal couple are set to travel to the United States for a four-day visit starting on Monday, during which they will meet the US president at the White House. Donald Trump also laid bare his views in a separate call with Sky News, where he praised King Charles while taking aim at the UK Government’s policies.
Despite his warm words for the monarch, Mr Trump used the call to again brands the UK’s approach to immigration and energy as damaging.
Speaking on the broadcaster’s Trump 100 podcast, the POTUS went on to criticise what he described as “tragic mistakes”.
He reportedly added: “I like Starmer, but I think he made a tragic mistake in closing the North Sea oil. You see your energy prices are the highest in the world. And I think he’s made a tragic mistake on immigration.”