Lammy played down the influence of Elon Musk, the wealthy ally of Trump who in recent days has personally attacked British ministers on X. He said the tech boss would have only a "domestic portfolio" in the new administration and his role had not come up in talks between British and Trump officials.
The foreign secretary has used his first major speech of 2025 to go after the Putin’s aggression in tearing up the world order and back Trump’s demands for significant increases in defence spending
The intensity of US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric and his unpredictability can be “destabilising”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Mr Lammy also criticised Elon Musk, a key Trump ally, following reports the tech billionaire has been involved in private talks to oust Sir Keir Starmer.
NATO, Trump
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UK foreign policy chief says Trump is right to urge higher military spending from NATO
Top UK Official Backs Trump's Call for Increased NATO Defense Spending
NATO's current target for members' defense spending is 2 percent of their country's GDP. Trump has repeatedly called on the alliance to increase this amount.
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‘Trump is right’: Lammy says defence spending must rise
Donald Trump's incoming counter-terrorism chief demanded the repatriation of British members of so-called IS being held in Syrian prison camps.
In a keynote speech David Lammy warned Europe is 'on a knife edge' and said the post-Cold War era of peace is over as he agreed with Donald Trump over the need to spend big on defence
The foreign secretary has used his first major speech of 2025 to go after Putin’s aggression in tearing up the world order and back Trump’s demands for significant increases in defence spending
A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's western city of Engels, according to the region's governor. It comes after Ukraine said it was behind a drone strike on a Russian oil base in the region.
The UK’s top diplomat has told Elon Musk that free speech must be based on fact, as the spat between Donald Trump’s powerful backer and the government of one of the United States’ closest allies deepens.
When the foreign secretary delivered a speech declaring that ‘Trump is right’ about the need for Europe to raise defence spending, he cemented himself as one of the more impressive ministers in Labour’s troubled administration,
The Foreign Secretary spoke out after a member of Trump's incoming administration signalled that he would want Britain to bring its citizens home.
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