‘Insulting and appalling’: Starmer demands Trump apologise for false claims about UK troops in Afghanistan - the-independent.com

by Kate Devlin

Sat, Jan 24, 2026 03:56 ET

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Sir Keir Starmer has slammed Donald Trump’s false claims that Nato troops stayed away from the front line in the conflict in Afghanistan as “insulting and frankly appalling” and demanded an apology.

The prime minister joined veterans and politicians from across the political spectrum in his condemnation of Mr Trump, who has enraged Nato allies by claiming he is not sure the alliance would “be there if we ever needed them”.

And he was joined by Prince Harry, who said the “sacrifices” of British soldiers who served and died in Afghanistan “deserve to be...

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