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Brexit champion Nigel Farage has accused British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of having \u201cfractured\u201d the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/p>\n
Fresh on the heels of a ceasefire agreement between the United States, Israel, and the Islamist regime in Iran, Prime Minister Starmer jetted off to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in an apparent bid to remain relevant after largely abstaining from involvement in the conflict.<\/p>\n However, opposition leader and longtime ally of President Trump, Nigel Farage heaped a heavy dose of scepticism on Starmer\u2019s diplomatic push, morosely questioning \u201cwhy bother?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s upset the Americans, he\u2019s upset the Cypriots, he\u2019s upset the Gulf states, and this level of indecision and chopping and changing your mind is quite extraordinary,\u201d the Reform UK boss remarked.\u00a0\u201cSo my guess is he will not be treated today with a great degree of respect.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Farage lamented:\u00a0\u201cOur relationship with those parts of the world is weak, and our relationship with America is fractured. This is a massive, massive problem. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s irreparable, but America has to respect us militarily\u2026 That\u2019s going out the window.\u201d<\/p>\n For his part, Prime Minister Starmer would not be drawn on the issue of whether his relationship with President Donald Trump has deteriorated in recent weeks, telling reporters in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that his actions were motivated by serving his interpretation of the British \u201cnational interest\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cMy principles and values made sure that our decisions were that we wouldn\u2019t get involved in the action without a lawful basis, without a viable, thought-through plan,\u201d Starmer said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was the right position for the United Kingdom, and of course, that has included us taking action, collective self-defence\u2026 but the principles of not getting dragged into this war, principles of always saying the UK will act only on a lawful basis and only for the viable, long-term plan.\u201d<\/p>\n