Speaking to #Peston, broadcaster and journalist Mehdi Hasan discusses the impact of King Charles III’s visit to the United States on the “special relationship,” praising the monarch’s address to Congress as “rather brilliant”. However, Mehdi was sceptical about whether the visit will meaningfully improve ties between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer, saying there is “no scenario” in which it delivers a substantive shift. He describes Trump as “consistently inconsistent,” warning that the UK “cannot rely” on him as a secure ally. Following the attack on two Jewish people in Golders Green, Mehdi, whilst an outspoken critic of Israel, condemns the incident as “toxic and violent.” He stresses the importance of not conflating Jewish people or Judaism with Israel or Zionism. Finally, Mehdi is asked for his thoughts on George Osborne after Morgan McSweeney confirmed at the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, that the former Chancellor was shortlisted along with Peter Mandelson for the role of US ambassador. Mehdi says Osborne as a choice ‘makes no sense’ and that it shows a ‘fundamental problem with Keir Starmer’s premiership as nobody knows what he stands f
