How Foreign Secretary formed bond with Trump's running mate - and why president-elect got over those 'neo-Nazi sympathiser' tweets

Foreign Secretary who previously described president-elect as a ‘neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath’ says he can build relationship with him

David Lammy has dismissed the row over his past criticisms of Donald Trump as “old news”.The foreign secretary has come under fire about his previous comments since Trump was re-elected US president this week.

Today, we speak to the Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Adam and Chris speak to him about the election of Donald Trump, whether he regrets calling him “deluded, dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic” and what the government’s approach to the new US government will be.

The President-elect wants to increase tariffs on goods imported from around the world by at least 10 per cent, rising to 60 per cent on goods from China.

Mr Lammy was further challenged in the interview about comments he made about Mr Trump before becoming foreign secretary. In the same article in 2018, the Tottenham MP said that h

Lammy praised his election campaign as "very well run", adding that: "I felt in my bones that there could be a Trump presidency." In the interview, Lammy was challenged over comme