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UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.

March 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM Original source
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"It won't surprise you that we don't agree with President Trump on every issue."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"I just disagree."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"It’s for the US president to decide what he thinks is in the US national interest, and that’s for him to do. But it is our job as the UK government to decide what’s in the UK national interest, and that doesn’t mean simply agreeing with other countries or outsourcing our foreign policy to other countries."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"If they are your ally and they are an indispensable cornerstone for your security … you had better show up when they want you to."

— Tony Blair , Politician

"we would have a right to self-defence if the UK directly joined US-Israeli attacks on Iran."

— Seyed Ali Mousavi , Other

"We have to learn the lessons from Iraq."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"The relationship between Starmer and Trump is over."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Many people I speak to in the US federal government no longer see the UK as a reliable ally and recognise that the UK is suffering from system failure."

— Andrew Hale , Academic

"I think the point is to make sure that actually we learn the lessons from some of the things that went wrong in Iraq."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"I don’t think either of those positions is in the UK national interest, and it is the responsibility for Keir Starmer to act in the UK’s national interest for British citizens."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"If they are your ally and they are an indispensable cornerstone for your security … you had better show up when they want you to."

— Tony Blair , Politician

"They need us. We need them. And Keir Starmer standing on a narrow legal point has ruined that relationship."

— Lord Richard Dannatt , Other

"Sir Keir Starmer was right to stand up for Britain's interests."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"If facilities or properties or bases are used against the Iranian nation, they would be considered legitimate targets."

— Seyed Ali Mousavi , Other

"It’s for the US president to decide what he thinks is in the US national interest, and that’s for him to do."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"There are people who think we should just unquestioningly do so, and that I just think is not in the UK’s national interest."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

"I also think it is important to learn lessons from what went wrong in Iraq."

— Yvette Cooper , Politician

All Coverage

UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper
BBC Newsvia rss 1 quote 1 person

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.

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Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran
The Guardianvia ai 4 quotes 3 persons

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper disagrees with Tony Blair's assertion that the UK should have supported Trump's initial airstrikes on Iran, emphasizing the need to learn from the Iraq war.

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‘We have to learn the lessons from Iraq’: Cooper hits back at Trump over UK’s lack of involvement in Iran
The Independentvia ai 3 quotes 3 persons

Yvette Cooper defends Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision not to immediately join US and Israeli strikes on Iran, stating the UK must learn from the Iraq war.

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Foreign Secretary defends Keir Starmer saying he is 'learning lessons from Iraq' after Trump and Blair remarks
Sky Newsvia ai 2 quotes 2 persons

Yvette Cooper defends Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision not to immediately support US and Israeli strikes on Iran, emphasizing the importance of learning from the Iraq war.

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Starmer speaks with Trump after president criticises lack of UK support for Iran strikes
The Guardianvia ai 3 quotes 3 persons

Prime Minister Keir Starmer defends his decision not to participate in the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, despite President Trump's criticism over the UK's lack of immediate support.

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PM is standing up for UK interests, says Cooper after Trump criticism
Yahoo! Newsvia ai 3 quotes 3 persons

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper supports Prime Minister Keir Starmer's stance on the Iran conflict, emphasizing the UK's right to act in its own national interest despite President Trump's criticism.

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Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump
The Independentvia ai 3 quotes 1 person

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper asserts that the UK government will not 'outsource' its foreign policy, responding to President Trump's criticism over the UK's approach to the Iran conflict.

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