Minister plays down Trump’s Nato threat, arguing US alliance strong enough to ‘outlast’ current issues – UK politics live

Pat McFadden says Trump running a ‘transactional presidency’ and that ‘our job is to navigate this’This is from the FT’s Edward Luce on Bluesky on his Trump scoop. (See 9.22am.)I called Trump and he picked up..Has Nato and the UK in his sights again Continue reading...

<p>Pat McFadden says Trump running a ‘transactional presidency’ and that ‘our job is to navigate this’</p><p>This is from the FT’s <strong>Edward Luce</strong> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edwardluce.bsky.social/post/3mh53q2rmsk2r">on Bluesky</a> on his Trump scoop. (See <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/16/keir-starmer-donald-trump-iran-nato-oil-cost-of-living-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69b7c8048f086d5b46c0397d#block-69b7c8048f086d5b46c0397d">9.22am</a>.)</p><p>I called Trump and he picked up..</p><p>Has Nato and the UK in his sights again</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/16/keir-starmer-donald-trump-iran-nato-oil-cost-of-living-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>
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