Keir Starmer to address the nation after Donald Trump confirms special relationship on the brink

Sir Keir Starmer will deliver a speech the nation today to address the Iran crisis - just hours after Donald Trump confirmed the special relationship was on the brink.

Last night, Mr Trump said the UK may no longer be America's "number one ally" over the PM's failure to send ships to the Middle East.

The President has called on his Nato allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the waterway's closure forcing - and keeping - oil prices above $100 per barrel across the weekend.

With skyrocketing energy costs looming, the PM will seek to cool Britons' nerves from Downing Street today.

"It's moments like this that tell you what a Government is about," he will say. "My answer is clear. Whatever challenges lie ahead, this Government will always support working people.

"That is my first instinct - my first priority - to help you with the cost of living through this crisis."

The Government says it will provide "targeted" support for 1.5 million households who rely on heating oil, the cost of which has risen by 80 per cent in a week.

And over the weekend, the Chancellor confirmed Treasury officials had "found the money" to subsidise the oil.

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Breaking through the night: Donald Trump launches vicious new attack on Keir Starmer's Britain - and warns Nato faces 'very bad future'

Donald Trump launched a vicious new attack on Sir Keir Starmer's Britain overnight in the latest blow to the "special relationship".

The President said Britain may no longer be America's "number one ally" - just days after his Middle East envoy suggested his and Sir Keir's relationship was broken.

The President said that Nato allies should pitch in and help reopen the Strait of Hormuz - and argued that China and Europe are more reliant on oil from the Gulf than the US.

He told the FT: "If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response I think it will be very bad for the future of Nato."

While the UK's response to the Iran war was lacking, Mr Trump said, despite being America's "longest-serving" ally.

He added that when he "asked for them to come, they didn't want to come"...

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