U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing criticism over what some say is his undermining of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship." Starmer has drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump over the conflict with Iran. Trump called Britain “uncooperative” and mocked Starmer as “not Winston Churchill” after the British leader initially refused a U.S. request to use U.K. bases to strike Iran. Starmer later said U.S. planes could use bases in England and Diego Garcia for strikes on Iranian missile systems. The British government says Starmer is keeping a “cool head.” But critics say he is weakening the special relationship with the U.S. that has endured since World War II.
