To think Keir Starmer is looking more ridiculous by the day

I don't think it's particularly good news. It's going to pull us away even further from our neighbours without delivering any substantial advantages.

Well Nick Clegg isn't overwhelmed with the deal

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/17/nick-clegg-multibillion-dollar-transatlantic-tech-agreement-sloppy-seconds-from-silicon-valley

You have got to be kidding me.
You simply cannot look at the reality and say that. It’s nonsense.

I suppose you won't vote Reform either because cosying up to rich folk is NF's business model.

Starmer is an internationalist and it’s clear he much prefers foreign policy to domestic. Anyone remember his famous ‘Davos’ answer when being asked which was his favourite- Westminster or Davos?

The Conservatives had their own go at getting a deal with the US with Trump that failed before Biden. And what does it say about various Conservative PMs that they failed internationally with Biden, the EU, India? I’m critical of Starmer and his domestic policy but internationally he is far better than his predecessors who landed very little of quality even though they had been the enthusiastic backers of Brexit and the opportunities it was said to provide the UK. Who has actually delivered these deals over the line?

Trump got in after Cons were out anyway. He was always ready to deal with the U.K.

The Starmer adoration is a bit much.

No, there was some relationship building but the imperative on trade and investment from the US has been driven by this Labour government, which is imo good and should continue.

The Conservatives talked a lot about international trade but did not deliver that much. Post Brexit they did have a proper responsibility to deliver on it. Sunak was a grown up at least. Johnson and Truss were dire.

I am all for the UK making more money. Reeves is one of the most incompetent politicians I have ever seen. Starmer should sack her; how anyone can fluff being Chancellor like she has for almost no gain unparalleled (except perhaps Kwasi Kwarteng)

However some of what has been announced was begun under Sunak, that link explains so. Not all of it obviously but Starmer has been able to claim credit for some things which had already begun under Sunak.

I do think there is something actually beyond the usual bullshit of the special relationship that usually gets wheeled out. Starmer has been able to use that where his predecessors haven’t, even where frankly Trump and him have little in common politically. It is certainly unusual, but it’s a thing that other countries would be grateful for.

Look at the Swiss or India who have engaged Trump and his ire. The UK has avoided that. I think it will do more with the US, and no, it’s not Nigel Farage who gets credit for that because no Conservative PM delivered post Brexit even a fraction of what Starmer has got from the US. It may not suit the idea that Starmer is an idiot, but internationally he is astute. I would expect more good news to come.

I think more is down to having Brexited than down to Starmer’s relationship building. Maybe we should thank Farage?

My mistake. It’s 30 billion.

As for lost pharma, there is a little bit of game playing here don’t you think? Fact is the UK only pays a small amount and far smaller than other jurisdictions on its drugs thanks to the NHS. So yes, I imagine they will play a bit of hardball up to getting more money from the government and then make their decisions based on the profit they can make. Are you up for your NHS drugs costing a bit more?

Yeh many of the lost pharma jobs are in deprived areas 🙄

‘Blues in the loo’?

And these are likely better jobs, in more deprived areas of the UK then the relative middle class needs of John Lewis shoppers. The first is potentially higher pay than retail employment (which admittedly JL do pay above minimum wage rates).

I think I saw 10 billion direct investment this morning from US companies! Good news for us and facilitated by the relationship.

you don’t have to see blues in the loo, you know

Investing in the UK?? We have lost £2 B of pharma investment as a direct result of Labour. That's 1000s of jobs and millions of tax revenue lost.
Unemployment and youth unemployment up

All I can say to our anti Trump, anti US crowd is that I do not see any other country that is investing in the UK at such a rate, not such a powerful one, nor one with such an extensive military capability. I would say these are big advantages compared to the EU who are going to get nothing like this. Keir Starmer has done a very good job internationally, and as for the King, this is literally the reason we pay for the whole edifice, so he can bloody well get on with hosting the US President as he’s been born and trained to do his whole life.

There is worse than Trump in this world. He’s not so different to his predecessors, less tactful, but not that different. One thing I am grateful to Keir Starmer about is his clear recognition that waiting for the EU to stop being pointlessly bitter about our leaving is a waste of time. Pragmatism should rule the day. The EU cannot get its act together when there is a war that threatens its very existence in its doorstep.

The effort that has gone into this state visit is ridiculous. Trump is a disgrace. Sickening to see Royalty/ the UK bowing down to him like this.

Yep, he's having to deal with the realities of being outside a massive trading block.

Sadly, very sadly, since we left EEC we need the trade deals.

Ahh bless Keir Starmer, he doesn’t want the crowds to BOO President, Paedophile, Rapist Trump. if the crowds BOO Trump then Keir will lose the deal/ contract behind all of this and his reputation will be completely ruined.

In years to come, people will look back on this and see how weak the leadership in the UK. Shame on Starmer and his cruddy Labour Party. And shame on the Royals for welcoming Trump into Windsor!

Camilla couldn’t attend the Duchess of Kent Funeral but makes a remarkable recovery to attend this shit show.

We can’t upset President, Paedophile, Rapist Trump now can we.

Fucking outrageous!

With Labour there's always a tweet. Starmer should heed his own advice.

If the Leader of the Green Party, which was Caroline Lucas for a long time, had been given as much media coverage as Nigel has recently, then perhaps this would have helped the Green Party in disseminating their message and consequently their support in the polls. After all, Nigel Farage has been on the political scene with his 'patriotism' in all its forms for decades but his party has only really gained traction now!

Sunak was better and made accurate predictions on what would happen with Labour