Check the skies for flying pigs, because Telegraph writers are actually defending Keir Starmer.
Amid the developing conflict in Iran after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on the nation, Starmer has been under pressure from all sides over his response.
Donald Trump said he’s “very disappointed” in Starmer’s response whilst Reform and the Tories have criticised him for not joining the US’s action in Iran. Conversely, voices on the left such as Zack Polanski have condemned the PM for allowing US forces to use British bases, accusing Starmer of dragging the UK into ‘another illegal war’ in the Middle East.
So perhaps the last place you’d expect to hear some defence of Keir Starmer is on a Daily Telegraph podcast from one of the publication’s most well-known columnist – but that’s exactly what’s happened.
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On an edition of The Daily T, Tim Stanley left his co-host Camilla Tominey stunned when he praised Starmer for his measured and sensible response to the US action in Iran.
Stanley, who supported Brexit and endorsed the Tories at the 2017 and 2019 general elections, went as far to say that he was “far happier” that Keir Starmer was leading the country at this time than the likes of Kemi Badenoch or Nigel Farage.
He said: “I can’t believe I’m defending the man but everyone has attacked Keir Starmer for being too slow – we’re talking about events that have taken place over 48 hours!
Highlighting that the UK government weren’t even given a heads-up by America over their imminent action, Stanley went on to label Starmer’s action as “appropriate” and “considered.”
He continued: “On this rare occasion I will say I’m far happier that Keir Starmer was Prime Minister, than Kemi Badenoch or Nigel Farage, who are gagging for America to just invade anywhere in the world, so they can jump on the bus & join in.”
Stanley voiced the same views in a post on X, in which he summed up things pretty accurately.
He wrote: “The British Government’s position is nuanced, clear, and correct. It’s also frightfully dull, so will play badly on social media.”
Who’d have thought we’d be agreeing with Tim Stanley today…