We've been looking at it and we can meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on the UK, so they better be careful. If they don't drop the tax, we'll probably put a big tariff on the UK.
The United States under Donald Trump is not the partner it once was. Talk of targeting civilians, undermining our allies, and diminishing the sacrifice of our armed forces is not the conduct of a reliable ally.
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We don't need people joining wars after we've already won. It's not the right time. It would have been nice to have them two weeks ago. According to defence sources, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), one of the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carriers, has reached an advanced state of readiness and can depart from Portsmouth within five days if a military order is given.
President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes, but it is my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest. That is what I have done, and I stand by it.
Do we support the U.S. and Israel in this military action in Iran or not? We the British were no part of the strikes yesterday and overnight, We share the primary aim that the U.S. have and allies in the region have that Iran should never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.