Your Party MP, Zarah Sultana, has criticised the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer as ‘spineless’ after his recent conversation with Trump over developments in the North Atlantic.
The reported call seemed to show that Starmer adopted an obedient tone with the rogue US President. It wouldn’t be the first time.
“How high, Mr President?”
Spineless Starmer. https://t.co/XpXCnf9TaW pic.twitter.com/PgfRZLkax5
— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) January 7, 2026
Sultana isn’t the only one who sees deference as the defining characteristic of British-US relations under Starmer.
British foreign policy summed up: pic.twitter.com/CClQ8h6At0
— Hamza Yusuf (@Hamza_a96) January 7, 2026
Joint operation, Starmer approved
The conversation between Trump and Starmer reportedly discussed:
the joint operation to intercept the Bella 1 as part of shared efforts to crack down on sanctions busting, recent progress on Ukraine and the US operation in Venezuela. The PM also set out his position on Greenland.
The seizure of Bella 1, flying the Russian flag, raised concerns about a potential nuclear showdown with Russia as a result of the interception.
Despite Russia deploying a submarine to protect the tanker Bella 1 in the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. airborne forces began helicopter landings on the tanker minutes ago. An operation is currently underway to seize the tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet.
pic.twitter.com/huanqfIUlr— Navroop Singh (@TheNavroopSingh) January 7, 2026
There are some words you missed out @thomasmorgan22 and @BradRyan via @abcnews
Its called PIRACY
A BLOCKADE is an act of war
Without a UN Security Council Resolution, these are acts of AGGRESSION
The enforcement of unilateral sanctions is ILLEGALhttps://t.co/ZA3cSe8iWI
— Cameron Leckie (@leckie_cameron) January 7, 2026
Reportedly, Starmer and his European counterparts are drawing a red line over the US President’s colonial ambition to seize Greenland. However, with European leaders consistently appeasing Trump, it’s unlikely he will pay any attention to the UK’s ‘position.’
Perhaps more concerning is whether that position will hold. The ongoing genocide in Gaza has demonstrated how European leaders have acted as ‘yes men,’ providing diplomatic cover for Trump’s agenda.
"The PM also set out his position on Greenland.”
His position: pic.twitter.com/twQNjNr67y
— Dario Baptiste (@BaptieDaryl) January 7, 2026
Grow a backbone
This isn’t the first time Starmer has come under fire for his pathetic responses to issues supposedly within his expertise. Despite being a qualified human rights lawyer, Starmer has justified Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the ensuing genocide, which has claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinians and left many more disabled.
The public comment by Starmer that truly matters.
He gave support to Netanyahu
for genocide.
“Israel
Starmer is guilty.
Don’t let anyone forget.pic.twitter.com/488zRLF3KN
— Howard Beckett (@BeckettUnite) November 14, 2024
As Sultana points out, Starmer’s latest failure to call out Trump for breaching international law highlights the UK’s disregard for the law. It also brings to mind the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq, where contempt for international law was on proud public display.
When the rule of law is there to protect people, not power, this is a failure that the British public cannot afford.
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