'Insulting and appalling': Starmer on Trump's UK troops comment
January 23, 2026
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as posted by the channelSir Keir Starmer has blasted Donald Trump's comments that British troops "stayed off the front line" in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling."
Speaking in Downing Street, the Prime Minister suggested Trump should apologise for his claims that allies "stayed a little bit back" during the conflict.
He paid tribute to the 457 British personnel who died and those who were injured, and said: "I will never forget their courage, their bravery and the sacrifice they made for their country.
"There were many also who were injured, some with life-changing injuries.
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