Sounds like Starmer will be primarily talking to European leaders about coordinating actions to do what they can to get the Straits moving again, but without doing anything that could be construed as entering Trump's war as an aggressor.
"There have been discussions going on in relation to a viable plan. We want to make sure that that involves as many partners as possible. That’s been our stated objective here, particularly talking to European partners, inevitably talking to Gulf Partners and to the US, because we need a credible, viable plan if we can. But he said this was “not easy”. It is difficult. Of course it’s difficult. There’s no hiding that. But that’s what we’re working on in terms of a viable plan."
Put that alongside the comments from Pat McFadden this morning, and it does look like they know who they are dealing with.
"That’s the president right there. The quote that you’ve just given has summed him up. It’s a very transactional presidency and our job is to navigate this, to always remember that the friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom runs very deep. It’s a good relationship. It’s enduring and I think it will outlast all the personalities involved."
