<![CDATA["The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US.]]>"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.”"

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King Charles’s state visit to US will be ‘humiliation’ amid Iran war

Visit with Camilla to go ahead in late April despite calls for delay over conflict and Trump-Starmer tensions

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the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116269119144394202/statuses/116325528142130556https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116269119144394202/statuses/116325528142130556Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:51:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:33:56 GMT]]>@Lazarou
It also seems a bit strange, when his own brother has been sanctioned for their involvement in the files, that he would participate in a state visit with a leader who’s been mentioned in them over a million times. 🤔

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.fname.ca/ap/users/115918273288342322/statuses/116325458677115081https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.fname.ca/ap/users/115918273288342322/statuses/116325458677115081Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:33:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:05:10 GMT]]>@Lazarou or he gets to force trump to fawn over him knowing that the entire country is laughing at the president.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/stevel/statuses/116325345571185237https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/stevel/statuses/116325345571185237Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:05:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:51:22 GMT]]>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?

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/116325291320127841https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/116325291320127841Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:51:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:45:20 GMT]]>@Lazarou Damn, Donald Trump is a disgraceful looking human being...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rlstone4dems/statuses/116325267570858062https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rlstone4dems/statuses/116325267570858062Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:45:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:37:51 GMT]]>@Lazarou

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

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RichRARobi/statuses/116325238159015568https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RichRARobi/statuses/116325238159015568Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:37:51 GMT