HOW is it that the US President has brokered peace in the Middle East, while our very own representative has watched on uselessly from the sidelines, like a kid no one wants on the football team?
Donald Trump, for all his many, many faults, has seemingly done what so few before him have managed, and effected change.
APDonald Trump has confounded his critics with his new peace deal[/caption]
GettyThe PM’s virtue-signalling ineffectiveness is being called out for what it is[/caption]
He has confounded his critics.
As is his way, the President steam-rollered in and got the job done.
As is his way, PM Sir Keir Starmer flip-flopped around, getting no jobs done. For all his talk of a Trump-Gaza — a Disneyland-style reimagining of the Middle East — ultimately it was the US President who led the world in securing the release of hostages from the clutches of Hamas.
A standing ovation welcomed Trump, the “best friend” of Israel, in the Knesset.
He hailed the “new dawn” of peace before jetting off to Egypt to formalise the deal.
As 6ft 3in Donald enjoys his Red Sea sojourn, our shrunken PM looks like a man who lost his passport at Terminal 3.
While the President basks in both the glow of the world’s flashbulbs and his own sunbed, pasty Sir Keir has been shown up for the bit-part player he really is.
His decision to recognise a Palestinian state last month was both meaningless and, arguably, inflammatory, giving Hamas a nice little morale boost.
He said: “I share the deep feeling of relief as hostages are released today.
“It is now crucial that we work together to implement President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza.”
Where was his concern for the hostages when he was recognising Palestine?
And why was it down to Trump, a politician who has been in power only 271 days as opposed to Starmer’s 467, to secure the 20-point peace plan? Not one point being down to Starmer.
Both Israel and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee — a man who previously claimed Britain would have lost WWII under Starmer — have poured scorn on a statement made by useless education secretary Bridget Phillipson, claiming the UK had played a significant role in achieving the deal.
X was awash with memes mocking Starmer’s appearance in the Middle East, going full-kit w***er, as he celebrated the end of a war, one he watched from the subs’ bench. Even John Terry might have winced.
The PM’s virtue-signalling ineffectiveness is being called out for what it is.
In other words, Starmer, despite his freebie designer glasses, is as myopic on the international stage as he is domestically. Useless both home and away.
Trump’s recent state visit also showed up his lily-livered British counterpart.
XKeir mocked up as John Terry, who became an internet meme when he joined Chelsea’s celebrations at the Champions League in a full kit… despite being benched for the match[/caption]
X was awash with memes mocking Starmer’s appearance in the Middle East
Towering over our Prime Minister on stage, Trump boasted about halting all illegal immigrants, and saving America.
Since his return to the White House in January, certainly he has stepped up deportations of illegal immigrants, and cracked down on unlawful border crossings.
Starmer, in contrast, bragged about a plane taking off that morning, taking ONE migrant, from India, with it.
That’ll stick it to ’em, man!
Starmer, who may well be a far nicer man than Trump, is nonetheless proving himself to be vastly out of his depth.
He is neither a showman, nor a man of substance.
And that’s a problem.
PS: GOOD job Donald Trump has brought about peace in the Middle East, frankly.
Because it turns out more than a quarter of British soldiers are too fat to fight.
New data shows 40,064 out of 147,300 military troops are at “increased high or very high” risk of ill health owing to their obesity.
How did we get here?
BIG BRO FEARS DRAMA
BIG Brother seems a little confused.
Last week a contestant was issued with a formal warning after saying “but you haven’t got a willy” to a trans man – ie a biological woman – during a discussion about impregnating another woman.
This, obviously, was deemed transphobic by ITV bosses.
It was swiftly followed with George being removed from the House for wrongspeak. [unacceptable language but viewers weren’t ever told what].
BB is a show that courts controversy.
But then has an absolute meltdown when controversy happens.
Life in a Barbie world just got more fantastic
MattelEllie Kildunne’s new doll will feature a brand new Barbie body with a more athletic torso, visibly defined arms, and legs and back muscles[/caption]
GROWING up, Barbies looking like the one on the left were my go-to.
Which goes some way to explaining why I played with Transformers and My Little Pony.
How brilliant, then, to know today’s young girls have these big-shouldered, six-packed role models to be inspired by.
Mattel’s collaboration with England’s World Cup-winning Red Roses means that the new plasticky figures don’t feature improbable hourglass figures and ridiculous pneumatic chests.
Instead, the Ellie Kildunne Barbie comes with her trademark curly hair, a “more athletic torso”, and biceps.
Refreshing to think today’s Barbie is more likely to convert a try and sink four pints than iron Ken’s shirts.
Police farce
REASSURING to know that our police force are still busy at it.
“It” being arresting people for hurty word Tweets, and for having big dogs.
The other day my friend was stunned to see SIX police cars, sirens blaring, and around a dozen officers called out, after her neighbour’s XL bully-mongrel nipped a passing poodle.
No-one died, and the poodle emerged relatively unscathed.
Is it any wonder rapists, knife-crime gangs and phone thieves run amok if so much police time is taken up on an unmuzzled dog?
SHE IS POSH ‘N FUN
LAST week I interviewed Victoria Beckham, and have been bombarded by friends, family and fans (hers, not mine) asking what Lady Beckham is REALLY like.
Is she thin up close? Yes. (But, also, she has triceps.) Is she funny? Yes. (With the occasional one-liner to make a trucker blush.)
NetflixVictoria Beckham sat down with The Sun’s Clemmie Moodie for her first tabloid interview in 15 years[/caption]
Are she and David for show? No. (The way she speaks about him away from the cameras is real, funny and relatable.)
During a game of How Posh Is Posh, which she took with good grace,
I asked if she vaped or drank cheap white wine? No to both. It was a rare on-the-record chat with the ex-Spice Girl, and certainly her first tabloid one in almost 15 years.
But one man who has interviewed her is former Bizarre and Sun Editor, Dominic Mohan, who texted me afterwards to say one of his favourite memories of VB, back in the day, took place in the pub. Posh ordered a Sancerre and lemonade.
In a similar vein, Victoria’s mum Jackie is seen making a gin and coke in the Netflix documentary.
Which, undoubtedly, is the most shocking moment of the entire series.
Meme of the week
IF paedophile singer Ian Watkins’ murder in prison isn’t honour among thieves, I don’t know what is.
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