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Burnham Must Decide ‘Early On’ Whether Trump Can Use UK Bases For Strikes | Katy Balls

“Certainly we’re in escalation territory.”

The ongoing conflict in Iran makes it likely that Burnham will have to make a decision soon regarding whether he will allow the US to use UK bases for strik

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Well... I guess the USA and Israel could just take the Euro-approach to dealing with tyrants, hell bent on destroying or annexing their neighbours. i.e. they could massively increase trade with Iran and make their economies entirely dependent on Iranian oil....just like Europe did with Russia! And just like Europe has done with China (Taiwan and Tibet are someone else's problem, of course).

Selling out the security of the rest of the ME to appease the Mullah's (and make as much trade money out of the deal as they can) is how the "sophisticated" Europeans would deal with Iran!
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Increased drilling in the north sea will make American oil companies in the US richer.
Not the average UK citizen.

That's why trump opposes the green transition, because he is funded by the same oil and glass companies that lied for 20 years about how climate change does not exist. It does.
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Greenland is American and Burnham will allow the U.S. to use our bases, which happen to be in the UK.
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No, Trump is not an ally. Trumps US is a potential enemy.
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Neil Kinnock...💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤
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No, Trump has threatened a NATO ally with annexation of it's extended territory Greenland, he failed to notify any allied nations or share intelligence that he would join Israel in illegally striking at Iran, thereby preventing any strategising and preparation with fleet deployments or heightened alert states for bases in Cyprus and elsewhere. Trump has threatened to withdraw U.S support of the U.K's claim to the Falklands, has threatened to end all trade with another NATO ally Spain and has lambasted blanket tariffs on allied nations causing tremendous loss of wealth and economic damage rather than pursue sensible, respectful negotiations towards better trade deals. He is an egomaniac, tyrannical fool who is too used to bullying his way through both business and now politics. Britain needs to bring home it's nuclear capability instead of loaning it from the U.S and relying on their bases for repair. We need to keep the Chagos Islands and end that insane treasonous deal or paying to give it away, while failing the people who live there. We need to invest rapidly into expanding our naval fleet without delay and repairing every submarine, to prepare for any future threats to our chan
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RetroRick 20 Jul 2026
It's refreshing to hear someone speak about "real hope" rather than just painting a perfect picture. I wonder though, what does he see as the most critical immediate trade-off we'll have to make to actually achieve that cost of living relief?
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Cal from Daily Junction Host 20 Jul 2026
You've got it right, Theo. Back in my day, we called this a stalemate, and usually, the one who blinks first loses everything.