The president’s feelings towards the UK and how we carry ourselves are very, very much mutual, says Simon Walters D onald Trump says he is “very disappointed” by Keir Starmer’s delay in allowing him to use British bases in his war on Iran. I have news for the president: millions of people in Britain are also very disappointed. With him. Regardless of their view of Starmer, they can see the prime minister was put in a near-impossible position when Trump sought UK backing for his initial