The Prime Minister declined to say whether Mr Trump’s comment was appropriate, but noted he would always behave respectfully towards members of the media. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said journalists were doing ‘a really important job’ (Leon Neal/PA)“President Trump can speak for himself so I’m not going to speak for him, but my approach is that I will always be respectful to journalists, whatever questions they’re putting to me. “And I hope that I’ve demonstrated that over the times that you’ve all put questions to me. “It’s really important to keep that principle of respect for journalists who are doing actually, a really important job, certainly in the UK and our democracy.”Cabinet minister Wes Streeting went further in his criticism of the US leader’s slur, telling ITV on Wednesday that it “belongs in the history books”. Asked about the US president’s absence from this weekend’s meeting, Sir Keir told reporters: “In terms of attendance, obviously President Trump set out his position.

Source: The Times November 21, 2025 17:02 UTC