Three challenges Trump poses for Starmer

It’s happened. The scenario Labour politicians hoped would not come to pass is now a reality: Donald Trump is heading back to the White House. The official line from Labour is that everything is fine – they will work with whoever hold the office of president. That was the message from Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions as he congratulated president-elect Trump, and made a point of mentioning they had recently had dinner together.

However, privately there have long been nerves and concerns as to what a Trump comeback would mean for the Starmer government. It’s already well documented that steps have been taken to try to mitigate the risks. As well as the dinner Starmer and his foreign secretary David Lammy attended, the Foreign Office team has been trying to build relations with various prominent Republicans. Despite Lammy previously leading a protest against Trump being granted a state visit, he has befriended JD Vance.