Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have shared their thoughts on King Charles’s state visit to the US, which has now been plunged into uncertainty by the ongoing war in the Middle East and tensions between President Trump and Sir Keir Starmer.Downing Street has declined to comment on whether His Majesty’s visit should go ahead, while the leaders of Reform UK and the Conservative Party made their views clear. Mr Farage said that the King’s planned visit is “even more imperative” given the breakdown in relations between the US and UK.He said: “There are considerable tensions between the American President and British Prime Minister, that is true, and they appear to be worsening by the day.
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“I would say that makes the King’s visit even more imperative.”There is absolutely no question that Trump has a sort of awe-like respect, he did for the Queen, that’s for certain and he genuinely likes Charles, I know that.”The King’s visit becomes even more important… without America we are defenceless, defenceless, so whatever short-term disagreements there may have been, we have to reach a working relationship whilst not necessarily always agreeing on everything. So the King’s visit absolutely must go ahead.”The Conservative Party leader also backed the state visit to the US despite the diplomatic row between the countries’ political leaders.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSLilibet tries to stroke chicken before it runs away in Montecito gardenHarry and Meghan’s office issues official statement on landmark MetaMike Tindall podcast future made clear as statement issuedMrs Badenoch said: “The relationship is between the US and the UK, not between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer.”The King is our head of state, and actually, he’s going for a very significant anniversary, the 250th anniversary of American independence.”The Tory party leader continued: “So I do think that makes sense, and it also reminds people that there are some people who are above this diplomatic row. I think the King is a huge asset to our country. He is very much loved. “He represents so much about our country – history, tradition – and I think standards which both Keir Starmer and Donald Trump could actually learn from.”The monarch and Queen Camilla are expected to travel to America next month for engagements with US President Donald Trump ahead of celebrations marking 250 years since American independence next July, although Buckingham Palace has yet to formally announce the engagement.Transatlantic relations have deteriorated sharply since Sir Keir Starmer initially declined to permit American aircraft to use British military installations for offensive bombing raids on Iran.The Government subsequently reversed course, granting permission for US forces to conduct “defensive” strikes targeting Iranian missile launch sites.RAF aircrafts have additionally been deployed to shoot down Iranian drones and missiles.These decisions drew pointed criticism from the American President, who described Sir Keir as “no Winston Churchill” and accused him of seeking to “join wars after we’ve already won”.Mr Trump recently had a phone call with the Prime Minister, admitting that he is “not happy” with Britain following the conflict in the Middle East.The US President said: “I don’t need advisers to tell me that – I know what it is. You know, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom yesterday told me: ‘I’m meeting with my team to make a determination’.”I said: ‘You don’t need to meet with the team. You’re the Prime Minister, you can make [up] your own [mind]. Why do you have to meet with your team to find out whether or not you’re going to send some minesweepers to us or to send some boats?'”I said: ‘You don’t have to meet with your team’. It’s the same thing here. I can tell you that when this is over, oil prices are going to go down very, very rapidly. So is inflation, so is everything else.”Our Standards:
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