UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is “fed up” with the actions of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, arguing that their decisions to launch wars in Iran and Ukraine have pushed energy bills higher for families across Britain. Speaking on ITV News’ Talking Politics podcast, Starmer said households were being forced to absorb the financial fallout of conflicts they had no part in.
Energy prices in the UK spiked after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and four years later surged again when Trump launched his widely unpopular Middle East conflict, triggering a global gas and oil crisis as the Strait of Hormuz a key route for one‑fifth of the world’s oil was effectively shut.
Starmer said British families were now watching Trump’s war unfold while knowing it would “impact” their household budgets. “That means, ‘Come this Christmas, come this winter, I’m going to be paying for what’s going on in this war,’” he said, stressing the need to move the UK away from volatile global energy markets and toward renewable power.
His once‑cordial relationship with Trump has deteriorated sharply since the UK declined to take part in military operations in Iran or efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The refusal has reportedly frustrated the US president, who has publicly criticised Britain for not joining the conflict.
With energy costs rising and geopolitical tensions deepening, Starmer is pushing for long‑term energy independence a shift he argues is essential to protect UK families from future global shocks.
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