Britain’s in a fight for its life – and Keir Starmer is sabotaging our chances of survival
If you were in a fight, would you want Keir Starmer in your corner? Or heaven forbid, Ed Miliband?
PM Keir Starmer is the wrong man, at the wrong time (Image: Getty)
Only if you had a death wish. They’d lecture you about the rules then tie one arm behind your back, while everybody else reaches for their knuckledusters. Make no mistake, Britain is now in a red-blooded battle for survival. For decades, our post-war decline has been masked by clinging to the US, flattering ourselves that the “special relationship” gave us protection and relevance. That illusion has finally shattered.
Under Donald Trump, America is no longer even pretending to be our friend. His contempt for British troops who fought and died alongside Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, should never be forgotten. A man who dodged the draft five times has sneered at the bravery of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
In a grim way, we should thank Trump, because he’s shown us how the world really works. And Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Miliband and the rest of this shambolic government need to wake up. Britain is on its own again.
In truth, America was never a reliably ally. At the darkest moment of the Second World War, it exploited our desperation through Lend-Lease, flogging us outdated military kit and saddling Britain with debts all the way to 2006.
In 1956, Washington pulled the plug at Suez, threatening a run on the pound unless Britain withdrew. After that humiliation, we clung even closer to this one-way relationship. Tony Blair’s subservience over Iraq rightly earned him the nickname George W Bush’s “poodle”.
After Brexit, the US dangled the promise of a trade deal while demanding sweeping concessions. Now the American president threatens tariffs while going soft on Vladimir Putin, the greatest security threat we face.
Britain talks tough on Ukraine, but only because we think the US has our back. This is a real shooting war. Russia has suffered a million casualties. Does Starmer realise what that means? Do we?
Reality is forcing the PM into endless humiliating U-turns. Latest to go is his Chagos deal, which collapsed at the first murmur from Trump. Britain cannot afford this waste of time and authority.
Everything has changed, including for Nigel Farage. He’s just lost his Trump card.
Another huge warning came last week from an unlikely source: former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, now Canada’s prime minister. His message to the World Economic Forum was stark. “The old order is not coming back.”
Terror attacks, financial crises, energy shocks and the rise of Chinese and Russian autocrats have smashed the globalisation dream. Even arch-globalist Carney finally gets it warning: “A country that can’t feed itself, fuel itself or defend itself has few options.”
Those are the three tests of survival. And in every case, Starmer and Miliband are undermining Britain’s position
Every serious country exploits its own resources. Under Miliband, the UK is blocking new production in the North Sea. It’s an unprecedented act of self-sabotage.
Miliband says we’re leading the world. The world just laughs.
He talks up renewables but ignores the reality: dependence on Chinese energy tech and farmland lost to solar panels only makes Britain more fuel and food dependent. And now Starmer is waving through a Chinese bunker in central London.
On defence, Starmer talks loudly but spends nothing. Our military is threadbare. The borders are porous. International cooperation hasn’t smashed the gangs. It was never going to.
Britain has to feed itself, fuel itself and defend itself. As Carney put it: “When the rules no longer protect you, you must protect yourself.” Yet Starmer still clings to a rules-based order that is visibly collapsing. By the time he wakes up, it may be too late.
