Trump to choose UK leader next as he meets with far-right Farage

US President Trump has joined Israeli PM Netanyahu in an illegal war of aggression on Iran. Consequently, Trump has proudly stated he should be involved in deciding who the next Iranian leader will be. This comes after the US assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Trump has made clear that his ambitions reach beyond the Middle East, as he openly seeks to influence elections across Europe, including in the UK.

UK PM Starmer has received a number of biting put-downs from the US tyrant. Trump’s outbursts have followed after apparent dither and delays in coming to the US’ heel like good little lap dogs. Today, widespread reports suggest that oppressive Trump has made his decision who the next leader of the UK will be as he welcomes Nigel Farage to Mar-a-Lago.

Farage has had no shame in worshipping the policies of the demagogue leader in the US, even pledging to replicate his dangerous policies at home against the interests of the British public.

This signals that Starmer’s days as PM are numbered if the new MAGA world order goes unchallenged. I hardly imagine the British public will soon forgive a party that stood by timidly whilst our hard-fought civil freedoms are stolen from us by a megalomaniac in the US.

Trump and the rod for our own back

We have all experienced someone in our lives who demands everything on their terms with precious little patience or self-reflection. Throwing their toys out of the pram when they’re disappointed, leaving us scrambling to calm things down and move forward. Yes, if you’ve raised children especially, you’ll relate to the struggle. But like every parent will know, you don’t play by the rules of a toddler as you only create a rod for your own back.

Starmer and the UK government have willingly and lucratively made a rod for their own backs by bowing down to the US and Israel, and ours will likely follow. After all, their actions are beginning to come back to bite us, as what they legitimise in Iran and Palestine may soon come home to roost in the UK.

However, it won’t be rich politicians that suffer — it will be the British public, especially those without wealth, privilege or power.

David Lammy says citizens should democratically choose their own leaders. Yet he has long been reluctant to challenge the US president, putting more effort instead to keeping Donald Trump happy. For far too long the UK government has been hypocritical in condemning crimes by enemies whilst providing diplomatic cover for crimes committed by the US and Israel. This weakness risks leaving the UK increasingly exposed to even more foreign interference in our democracy.

These latest machinations by the US tyrant signal that our government’s spinelessness in the face of war crimes will undoubtedly cripple our democracy at home.

UK government MUST uphold rule of law and democratic freedoms

We already know what the US is terrified of, as it will strip their power and dominance away. The US saw it as ‘too risky’ when Jeremy Corbyn stood a strong chance of becoming PM. The former leader of the Labour Party achieved huge popular support in 2017 and stood for Prime Minister in the 2019 General Elections. However, a concerted smear campaign by the mainstream media and other public figures destroyed those chances.

This highlights the power and influence the US are able to exercise in the UK. It also forewarns of their ability to succeed and hoodwink the masses into lapping up US interference in our democracy.

Declassified UK’s Matt Kennard confronted this issue on X in 2020, underscoring that this unwelcome meddling is not new:

There are no red lines for Farage, as was evident in his unqualified support of Trump’s threats to take over Greenland:

US strength and lawlessness will only mean our weakness and struggle, as this X post pointed out:

When will enough be enough?

The Starmer government must find some courage before it is too late. Men like Trump exploit weakness and thrive on making others vulnerable. That is clear as day. If the Labour Party wants any chance of remaining relevant, it must remember that it was elected to serve the UK — not the US.

When we allow others to break the law against other nations, we invite those same consequences to return and haunt us. By silently watching war crimes unfold, we help set the very precedents that may one day threaten us. We cannot stand by whilst Zionists undermine stability and peace in the Middle East, bombing countries into submission.

Otherwise, we risk leaving ourselves defenceless without the very norms we helped erode.

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