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The Guardian view on the US-UK relationship: Trump is pushing Britain closer to Europe | Editorial
ByEditorial March 4, 2026

An unreliable and volatile American president makes a compelling case for closer security and defence cooperation with continental alliesThere is truth to Donald Trump’s declaration earlier this week that the UK-US relationship is “not what it was”, al…

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Hanging on to Trump’s latest words ‘is not the special relationship’, Starmer tells MPs
ByBen Quinn and Alexandra Topping March 4, 2026

Prime minister says getting British nationals to safety is his priority as Badenoch attacks his approach at PMQsMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has told MPs that “hanging on to President Trump’s latest wor…

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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and the war in Iran – cartoon
ByBen Jennings March 3, 2026

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Trump rebukes Starmer over UK refusal to back strikes on Iran
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor March 3, 2026

US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British basesMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS-Israel war on Iran: what we know on day fourDonald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK’s …

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Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr
ByRafael Behr March 3, 2026

None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US powerIt is not easy being a friend of Donald Trump, but it is a lot less dangerous than being his enemy. There isn’t a huge r…

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Trump news at a glance: president offers goals but no end date for military offensive against Iran
ByGuardian staff March 3, 2026

Trump said military campaign could ‘go far longer’ then initial four-to-five week projection as violence and chaos ripple across Middle East – key US politics stories from Monday 2 March at a glanceDonald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran and said …

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Keir Starmer defends decision not to join US strikes after Trump criticism – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 2, 2026

Keir Starmer said he stood by his judgment not to support initial joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran after Donald Trump criticised his approach. The US president said Starmer was taking ‘too long’ to allow US use of airbases. The prime min…

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What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent March 2, 2026

Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operationUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran have lit the touc…

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Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor March 2, 2026

PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has ‘learned the lessons from Iraq’ on need for ‘thought-through plan’US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesKeir Starmer has said the UK will not join offensive strikes by Israel and the US…

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UK ‘took far too long’ to let US use its airbases to attack Iran, Trump says
ByPeter Walker Senior political correspondent March 2, 2026

US president also ‘very disappointed’ in Keir Starmer over UK government’s deal to hand Chagos Islands to MauritiusUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe UK “took far too long” to allow US forces to use its airbases to attack Iran, Donald Trump has sa…

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