LONDON (AP) – Britain’s main opposition leader on Friday accused Prime Minister Theresa May of pandering to an “erratic” U.S. administration, as defense and security took center-stage in the U.K. election campaign.
May was the first world leader to visit Donald Trump after his inauguration, and has stressed the importance of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship” to global security.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said that “waiting to see which way the wind blows in Washington isn’t strong leadership. And pandering to an erratic administration will not deliver stability.”
He accused Trump of “recklessly escalating the confrontation with North Korea, unilaterally launching missile strikes on Syria, opposing President Obama’s nuclear arms deal with Iran and backing a new nuclear arms race.”
Corbyn, a longtime anti-war activist who opposed the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, used a speech at the international affairs think tank Chatham House to outline his vision for defense and foreign policy.