How Starmer can stand up to Trump in Washington summit

AFTER is the fall of France 85 years ago and in the moment of the most important national perhaps, Winston Churchill He said that Britain would, with his values ​​of democracy, freedom and support to endangered nations under attack, prevailed, “To find ourselves on our duties, and so we carry on our owns British Empire And that Commonwealth It lasts 1000 years old will still say that this was our best hour. ”

Churchill’s edge of his famous speech from June 1940. years today must be our national gathering crying. Should this need more media media strong attitude Independent In the rise for church moral values ​​in the face widespread abandonment on both sides of the Atlantic.

The most surprisingly of all was the reaction of the rights in Britain, whose triumphalism is the stomach and Glee in the president Trump ‘Elections and the first two months in function have led them to claim that “Trump is real and Zelensky Wrong, “Words that will sit uncomfortably in the light of history. The term” passenger’s counterpoint “is used in Cold war To mark the followers of the left wing of Kremlin line, now is appropriated to the right.

This last week I walk around the Czech on the way from the northern sea to Ukraine. Everywhere I left, I heard a disgust from the Czech people, and memories are still raw to leave the gullible British Prime Minister in 1938. years, and the American president of the Russians after 1945.

Keir Starmer has an extraordinary opportunity for national leadership without recrivation from the crucial role of Tony Blair in the early weeks after the attack on Manhattan’s World Trade Center 9/11. The free world stopped behind the United States when the only way in its history is, Article 5 has been initiated Indicates that the attack on one NATO attack is attacking at all. The opportunity for the free world gathering in the common cause was there for taking. Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Trump Elections offer another of these sliding in moments in the history of unspoken potential. The main changes in direction always come from large disruption – wars, the revolution of economic breakthroughs, bad harvests and the kug.

So what should the starmer be doing and speak when going to visit Trump President? This week should make history in a way that Churchill understands and Blair fell.

Trump understands strength. Despises begging help and weakness. In his thinking about the United States, Britain lives in Budal’s paradise. It is a purely transaction relationship, not emotional. Starmer should remember that it was just self-accompanying interest that unpointed states entered the Allies in the First World War in 1917. years, and World War II 1941. years. Long number of years now becomes all isolationist and focused on the Pacific. It will never be ready for bankroll Europe again. Why should we ask American voters? The starmer should appreciate that reality in everything that works in 15 minutes or so that he will have to remain an impression on the president before he loses his attention.

Since the 1950s, Washington was the most impressed in Britain when it was a bridge to Eu. Respect was relieved after Britain joined in 1973. years, and it was reduced from the Voting Refrue in 2016. years. Britain, even outside the EU, should be run by Europe. However, Europe and the EU are desperately weak. The President of Macron France has was a disappointmentAnd no other leader appeared to kill their heads together. Friedrich MerzThe probable Victor in German elections today has already indicated that he would say goodbye to Britain’s leadership as nuclear and military power.

So what is the starmer to do? Tell the Trump first to increase the UK Defense consumption For not 2.5 percent, but 3 percent by 2030. – And that he will raise the British economy to give money to happen. Second, he will remake Europe as the founder of Father Jean Monnet did after World War II. The EU should be expanded to include Ukraine. The EU has become a sclerotic, excessively bureaucratic mess. Productivity and dynamism are unnecessary lost. The EU fought during this century. He is crying because of drastic reform.

Remoded Europe would, as Trump understood, became a significant challenge to the United States, the threat of threat, as it would let. The USA and Russia fed the colorless of Europe. No one is better placed than the starmer to interrupt the victim and bring fate into his own hands – and to make history.

Transferring EU and forging Europe UA Powerful economic and political democratic block It will take 10 years. But he can signal that change this week. Talk about the bridge The EU will not impress if the bridge for wet nullness that glides into mud. But if that is the bridge of something that promises to be solid, proud and principledWell: That’s a different thing.

If they continue to continue to persist in the belief that Britain can either stand alone in the world or do it on the united states border then they will see that they have seen they have seen they were prohibited.

After returning from Washington to the UK should be convened in the premier residence, the Prime Minister, a one-day seminar of the brightest British and best historians on how the country can lead Europe to remodel. Is 35 years of from Margaret Thatcher He convened such an event about how Britain should best be approached by Germany after the end of the Cold War with the unification of the country. One figure that the starter should call was present at that earlier occasion, Eminent historian Timothy Garton Ash. Other figures that could be called include their heads Chatham HouseBronwen Maddox and former Turning Street Street Street Street, John Bew. Historians were rarely important.

So get up, Starmer. This is a week you can start to make history. People laughed at the assumption of Churchill when that speech made 85 years ago. But they will say about you and Britain, this was our best watch.

Anthony Seldon’s Book ‘Road Light: Walk to Auschwitz’ was published in September