Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty ImagesLast week, US president Donald Trump and UK prime minister Keir Starmer both gave big speeches to the UK. He spoke of the need to be bolder in building a partnership with the European Union “for the dangerous world that we must navigate together”. Trump has done a lot to create the conditions for Britain to draw closer to the EU. But Trump is speaking openly about leaving Nato and had denigrated his European allies, including Britain, as “cowards”. However, Reform and its leader, Nigel Farage, are closely associated with two things that are increasingly unpopular in the UK – the Trump administration and Brexit.

Source: The Irish Times April 07, 2026 10:00 UTC