THE GUARDIAN: Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereignty
The leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrats has called on the prime minister to publicly support Canada and oppose the “shocking attacks” on Canadian sovereignty, as the Trump administration further escalates its global trade war against longstanding allies.
Ed Davey, who leads the third largest political party in the UK, has called on Keir Starmer to travel to Canada in a show of support to the nation’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, as the commonwealth nation faces a generational crisis under Trump’s tariff war and suggestions that the country might become the 51st US state.
“I believe Britain needs to stand by our allies, our allies in the commonwealth and our allies in Europe,” Davey said.
“Would we want the US to back away with its tariffs? Of course we would, and we should use every diplomatic weapon at our disposal to get it over to the White House that this is unfriendly, wrong and self-destructive.”
The call for Starmer to publicly stand by Canada comes at a crucial moment for the future of the Nato alliance and the war in Ukraine, as the prime minister has found himself walking a political tightrope between Europe and the US only months into Trump’s second term. » | Geneva Abdul | Friday, March 14, 2025
