‘Stop appeasing Trump all the way to World War III,’ Starmer told
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stop-appeasing-trump-all-way-world-war-iii-starmer-told
A protester takes part in a demonstration organised by CND, Stop the War, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Muslim Association of Britain, Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends of Al-Aqsa, at the US Embassy in London, March 7, 2026Starmer attempts to make up with the warmongering US president as tens of thousands protest against the bombing of Iran over the weekend
SIR KEIR STARMER attempted to make friends with Donald Trump today after the warmongering US president criticised Britain’s slowness in joining the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
The Prime Minister spoke to Mr Trump about the countries’ military co-operation, Downing Street said, after the decision not to grant permission for use of British bases in the first wave of military action prompted a raft of criticism from the Republican leader.
Sir Keir has now granted permission for “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites from British bases, despite opposition to war from the British public.
Over the weekend, four US bombers landed in RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, and the US started using British bases for “specific defensive operations.”
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It came as tens of thousands gathered in protest against the bombing of Iran over the weekend.
Protesters carried signs reading “Stop Trump’s Wars” and “Stop Arming Israel,” as they marched to the US embassy in central London from Millbank.
Addressing the crowd outside the embassy, Your Party MP Zarah Sultana recalled the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, telling the crowd: “Back then, we were told that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
“We were told that war would bring peace and democracy.
“We were told that the war would protect Iraqis and protect the world, but the truth was very different.”
But “23 years ago, when we marched against the Iraq war, we were ignored,” she said.
“We will not be ignored again, because history proved them right.
“And today, we raise our voices for peace, for justice and for a world where governments learn the lessons of the past.”
A statement from former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who could not attend the protest, was read to the crowd outside the embassy.
In the statement, Mr Corbyn, now also a Your Party MP, said: “For too long, the UK has blindly followed the US as it indulges in catastrophic interventions around the world.
“We are here to defend something different, a foreign policy based on co-operation, equality and sovereignty.
“Forever war is not a game. It has real-life human consequences, and US and Israel must be held accountable.”
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Stop the War Coalition convener Lindsey German said every war “they have engaged in in the last 25 years, they’ve claimed they’ve done it to liberate women.”
“That’s what they’re saying about the war on Iran as well,” she said. “But the first thing that they did was to kill 165 young girls in a school.
“We should never, ever believe their lies.”
She told Sir Keir: “Stop appeasing Donald Trump all the way to world war three.
“We’re absolutely fed up with this gangster imperialism.”
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