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Claire Ainsley, the director of the Center-Left Renewal Project at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, said Mr. Starmer is facing the same challenges with Mr. Trump that his counterparts have.
“All leaders had to grapple with how to deal with Trump,” said Ms. Ainsley, who served as Mr. Starmer’s political director from 2020 to 2022, before the Labour Party won the 2024 general election. “The U.K. dealt with the situation pretty well, establishing a personal relationship with the president that has allowed them to have a more candid dialogue even when they disagree.”
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