Sending King on state visit a “humiliation”
31 Mar 2026
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
Responding to confirmation that the King will make a second state visit to the US, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
“The Prime Minister is showing a staggering lack of backbone by pushing ahead with this state visit while Donald Trump treats our country with contempt.
“To send the King on a state visit to the US after Trump dismissed our Royal Navy as ‘toys’ is a humiliation, and a sign of a government too weak to stand up to bullies.
“What appalling thing does Trump have to do next to make the Government see sense and cancel the state visit?”
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