Electoral Dysfunction

Will a ministerial resignation dent Starmer's post Trump high?

Will a ministerial resignation dent Starmer's post Trump high?

Electoral Dysfunction


Published: 28 February 2025 at 19:39 UTC

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has returned from the US after what has been seen by Number 10 as a highly successful meeting with Donald Trump.  This week, Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson look at the preparation that went into this visit. Beth reveals how she caught the US president's attention. Plus, what is it like in the Oval Office?  And how did Mr Trump react when he got that invitation from the King. 
 
They also discuss the resignation of development minister Annelise Dodds after the aid budget was cut to boost defence spending and ask  whether this will dent Mr Starmer's post-Trump confidence.  
  
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