EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 26 MIN
Trump Slams Starmer as "No Churchill" | Ex-US Diplomat Jim Jatras Warns “No Plan B” | Chris Parry & Fox’s Joe Concha
from Back of the Stand with Mark Saggers
Kevin O’Sullivan tackles the UK-US rupture over Iran after Donald Trump publicly attacks Keir Starmer for restricting US access to RAF bases and Diego Garcia — and questions whether the “special relationship” has taken its biggest hit in years.First, Kevin is joined by Jim Jatras, former US diplomat and ex–Republican Senate foreign policy adviser, who says Americans are focused less on Britain’s stance and more on whether Washington even has an endgame — warning this could become a war without an exit, with the West running short on defensive interceptors and Trump facing MAGA backlash ahead of the midterms.Then Rear Admiral Chris Parry, former NATO and Royal Navy commander, reacts to Trump’s “not Winston Churchill” jibe and argues UK policy has been paralysed by legal hand-wringing, leaving British interests exposed — including Cyprus and the Gulf — while allies step in to plug capability gaps. His verdict: Starmer’s wobble has handed Tehran leverage and embarrassed Britain on the world stage.Finally, Fox News correspondent Joe Concha gives the US media and Washington readout as Trump doubles down on his criticism of Starmer, predicting a long memory in the Oval Office and warning the fallout could spill into trade, NATO and future UK-US cooperation — just as the Middle East conflict escalates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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