Reeves steps up criticism of Trump’s Iran war, branding it a ‘mistake’
UK chancellor tells US audience she is ‘not convinced that this conflict has made the world a safer place’
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Rachel Reeves has stepped up her criticism of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, describing it as a “mistake” that has destabilised the global economy and damaged living standards around the world.
In a marked fraying of the transatlantic relationship, the UK chancellor said Trump breaking off from diplomatic talks with Iran and launching airstrikes had not made the world a safer place.
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