"The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US.

[lazarou@mastodon.social]

"The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. That is realpolitik. But rolling out a state visit in the middle of an illegal war, led by a man doing profound damage to democratic norms, is not diplomacy; it is a profound misreading of the moment.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/king-charles-state-visit-to-us-to-go-ahead-buckingham-palace-confirms

#AbolishTheMonarchy #USRoyalVisit #UKPol #UKpolitics #CliveLewis

[richrarobi@mastodon.social]

@Lazarou

Don't be surprised if they lock #charles up and hold him to ransome.

#trump cannot be trusted, even if our king BOWS to his royal arse.

[rlstone4dems@mastodon.social]

@Lazarou Damn, Donald Trump is a disgraceful looking human being...

[lazarou@mastodon.social]

It is an insult to the rest of us, probably why it's going ahead.

Are we to think the King is some kind of Trump-Whisperer, and whatever assurances given for better behaviour will be remembered in a day?

#AbolishTheMonarchy #UKPol #UKPolitics #Trump #EpsteinClass #IranWar #WWIII

[stevel@hachyderm.io]

@Lazarou or he gets to force trump to fawn over him knowing that the entire country is laughing at the president.

[crispius@mstdn.fname.ca]

@Lazarou
It also seems a bit strange, when his own brother has been sanctioned for their involvement in the #Epstein files, that he would participate in a state visit with a leader who’s been mentioned in them over a million times.

[anniebuddy@thecanadian.social]

@crispius @Lazarou

Maybe Charles has taken offence to the "No Kings" protests and feels he needs to show his solidarity to other "would be" kings?