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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says U.S. President Donald Trump's "illegal war on Iran" is raising "huge questions about the global economy and global security", adding it is "right that Britain stands up to Trump". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, I think we should have stood up to Trump before.
00:05Liberal Democrats have led the UK opposition to Donald Trump
00:08and the way he's undermined our economy through his trade tariffs,
00:12the way he's failed to stick properly by Ukraine against the illegal war from Russia,
00:17and now this illegal war on Iran.
00:19I really think it is right that Britain stands up to Trump.
00:23He's causing huge questions about the global economy and global security,
00:29and while I wish that we could work closely with the US,
00:33I've always been a strong supporter of the UK-US relationship.
00:37The problem is the current incumbent at the White House leads us to question so much of that relationship.
00:44Do you think the Prime Minister is being soft with President Trump?
00:47I think he should listen to European and Commonwealth allies just as much.
00:52I've long argued whether it's on the economy or on defence that we need alternatives.
00:58Whether it's an alternative with Europe, for example, a customs union so we can grow our...
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