Starmer’s New Year Reset Gets Quickly Sidetracked by Trump

Keir Starmer wanted to use the new year to reassure Britons he’s focused on worries at home. Instead, he was served up an immediate reminder of how much of his agenda is being set by Donald Trump in Washington.

“Any minute spent talking about anything other than the cost of living is a wasted minute,” the prime minister told broadcasters on Monday morning as he met residents in Berkshire in a visit intended to signal a laser focus on voters’ concerns amid record low poll ratings.