Ed Davey Calls Trump 'Dangerous, Destructive Demagogue' In Furious Attack On New President

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00:00Mr. Speaker, present-elect Trump praised Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine,

00:07and I quote, he called it genius.

00:10He also said he would encourage Russia to do whatever the hell they want to NATO allies.

00:18So what action is the Prime Minister taking to encourage a Trump presidency,

00:23to change its mind, because otherwise it's a huge threat to global security

00:29and to national security in the UK?

00:31Does he agree with me that the US will not oppose President Putin

00:36and support our brave Ukrainian allies?

00:39The UK must lead in Europe so that together we do.

00:45Prime Minister.

00:46Mr. Speaker, I'm very proud that in this House we are united on the question of Ukraine

00:52and clear about Russian aggression, and we will continue to do so.

00:56I've long taken the view that the only winner, if we are divided in this House,

01:00is Putin, and I'm not prepared to let that happen.

01:03Our relationship with the US is a strong relationship,

01:07forged in very difficult circumstances historically.

01:10It remains as strong today as it was when it was first forged,

01:13and I look forward to working with President-elect Trump

01:15to ensure that relationship stays the special relationship.

01:19Sherad Devi.

01:20I'm grateful for the Prime Minister's comments on Ukraine,

01:23but Donald Trump has also said that trade wars are good.

01:28He calls himself a tariff man.

01:30People are really worried that Trump, trade wars and tariff

01:34will damage our economy, damage businesses and hit the cost of living here in the UK.

01:41So, given this, does the Prime Minister recognise that it's more urgent than ever

01:47that we support our British economy

01:50by getting rid of the damaging trade barriers with Europe

01:54put in place by the Conservatives?

01:57Prime Minister.

01:58Well, Mr Speaker, as he will know, we've put the economy centrepiece to our budget

02:06and we will do everything that we need to do to ensure our economy grows,

02:09and that's measured in living standards going up for working people across the country.