Trump describes UK aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ in latest anti-Nato jibe

Starmer tells MPs he will not react to US president’s repeated insults amid Iran war Middle East crisis – live updates UK politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has dismissed British warships as “toys” in his latest jibe at Nato countries for their lack of involvement in the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, he claimed he had told the UK: “Don’t bother, we don’t need it. ” Trump has previously alleged that he requested two aircraft carriers from the UK that Keir Starmer had initially rejected and then offered to send.