Article 732CQ Trump news at a glance: Starmer rebukes Trump for ‘diminishing’ British soldiers who fought and died in Afghanistan

Trump news at a glance: Starmer rebukes Trump for ‘diminishing’ British soldiers who fought and died in Afghanistan

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Starmer suggested Trump should apologise for claiming Nato troops stayed a little off the frontlines' - key US politics stories from 23 January at a glance

The UK prime minister Keir Starmer has accused Donald Trump of diminishing" the sacrifice of fallen British soldiers, as the US president faced a fierce backlash from UK political leaders and families of veterans over his comments about Nato troops.

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump said: [Nato will] say they sent some troops to Afghanistan ... and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines."

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