Starmer is a decent man. I have relatives who know him well. In private he is very different to his public persona. He is funny, friendly and loyal. He still plays veterans' football when he can. He's doing his best with an awful hand dealt to him by 14 years of Tory mismanagement. Give him time.

Once upon a time the baddies weren't allowed to win.

I hope someone is brave enough to release the Epstein files very soon, regardless of what Trump and the DoJ dictates. If the USA doesn't release the files, Putin will do so when Trump is no longer of any use to him but by then it will be too late for Ukraine.

You even get Grauniad typos.

UK ICE anyone?

Sarah. I'm sure someone like you used to post on Twatter/X.

It's clear that Trump thinks he can say anything and do anything and get away with it

Starmer knows that, after 14 years of Tory cuts and Brexit, we *are* weak. He has to suck up to the Trump manchild because we've cut ourselves adrift from our European allies.

Putin has played an absolute blinder.

Trump behaves like a hybrid between a bar room bore and the school bully rather than the head of state of the most powerful country in the world. The USA is never going to be the same after his term of office.

He was poorly. He fell off his wallet.

Nigel Farage is not working in the best interests of the UK. The sooner people wake up to this fact the better

If Sir Michael Take joins Reform that will signal the final death of the Conservative Party. Kemi Badenoch will be on the phone begging him to stay. Interesting times.

Trump's reaction: wajjagonnadoaboudit?

By that, Trump means a Trump-friendly regime that will help him line his pockets.

I agree. Perhaps I should have said "pushed us further into Trump's arms".