Minister dodges on whether Donald Trump has 'Neo-Nazi sympathies'

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76% : what I think is important is this friendship between the two countries.'at McFadden sidestepped three times when asked in an interview to disown jibes previously levelled by colleague David LammyThe PM paid gushing tribute in a phone call last night, including 'fondly' reminiscing about an introductory dinner they had in New York in SeptemberForeign Secretary David Lammy previously called Trump a 'neo-Nazi' sympathiserKeir Starmer has offered Donald Trump 'hearty' congratulations for his stunning election win as he scrambles to smooth over tensionsDuring his tour of broadcast studios this morning, Mr McFadden argued that Mr Trump could see past previous swipes at him, including by his own vice-president elect JD Vance.
50% : On the day of the Capitol Hill riots in 2021, she tweeted: 'The violence that Donald Trump has unleashed is terrifying, and the Republicans who stood by him have blood on their hands.'Later in January that year, Ms Rayner said of the inauguration of Joe Biden as president: 'I am so happy to see the back of Donald Trump, but even more so to see @KamalaHarris as VP.'HEALTH SECRETARY WES STREETINGIn 2017, Mr Streeting called Trump an 'odious, sad little man' in a post on X.'Imagine being proud to have that as your president,' he added.
48% : 'Trump is not only a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath,' Mr Lammy wrote, 'he is also a profound threat to the international order that has been the foundation of Western progress for so long.'Asked about his past comments earlier this year, Mr Lammy said: 'Where I can find common cause with Donald Trump, I will find common cause'.He offered his congratulations to Mr Trump on Wednesday morning, saying: 'We look forward to working with you and @JDVance in the years ahead.'DEPUTY PM ANGELA RAYNERMs Rayner has publicly criticised Mr Trump more than once in posts on X, formerly Twitter.
42% : Sir Keir faced anger from Republicans after around 100 Labour activists and MPs went to campaign for Kamala Harris (pictured)Photos show Sir Keir using a mobile phone to speak to Mr TrumpA 'Neo-Nazi sympathiser' and a 'sad little man': The rash comments about Trump that Labour ministers are trying to forgetKEIR STARMERLast year, Sir Keir compared the Conservative Party with Mr Trump as he accused the Tories of falling far from Churchillian values.
14% : 'Look, a lot of people said things about Trump, not least his vice president, who mused whether Trump would be another Richard Nixon or America's Hitler,' he said.

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