Donald Trump does not want David Miliband as ambassador, Republican ally declares

DONALD Trump does not want David Miliband to be US ambassador, a Republican source says.

Sir Keir Starmer has been under pressure to ditch Peter Mandelson as candidate over his ties with China and the EU.

David Miliband and Ed Miliband embracing at a Labour party conference.
David Miliband (right) with his brother Ed, the Environment SecretaryCredit: Getty
President Donald Trump disembarking Air Force One.
Donald Trump does not want Mr Miliband to be US ambassador, a Republican source saysCredit: AP
President Trump and Melania Trump with Los Angeles firefighters.
The Trumps and California firefightersCredit: AP

David Miliband – brother of Environment Secretary Ed Miliband – has been desperately lobbying No10 to get the plum job if Mandy is torpedoed.

But an ally of the President said: “Trump doesn’t like Peter Mandelson, but he has no time for David Miliband either.

“These lefty political appointments are bizarre. They should have kept Karen Pierce or at least brought in a Foreign Office lifer.

“Miiliband would never get to be ambassador. No one called Miliband will stand a chance.”

Lord Mandelson is No10’s first choice to be their man in Washington and they are quietly confident that he will get White House approval.

Despite facing strong criticism from Trump supporters questioning his selection, David Miliband, a former Foreign Secretary and a close friend of his, has been making efforts to secure his position.

A Labour insider said: “Mandy won’t be happy that David has been on manoeuvres.”

Meanwhile, US sources warned that Sir Keir’s Attorney General’s work representing a Guantanamo Bay detainee will make him unpopular with Team Trump.

Richard Hermer represented Abu Zubaydah from 2021 as he sued the British Government claiming MI6 was complicit in his torture.

The director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation in the US, Nile Gardiner, expressed that Lord Hermer’s role is no longer sustainable.

He told the Sun on Sunday: “I think that Lord Hermer will be viewed with a lot of suspicion and he’s been on the wrong side of history.

“I think that this is a position that becomes unworkable in terms of working with the new US administration.

“My sense is that there will be immediate distrust of the track record of Lord Hermer.”

Under fire Lord Hermer is facing allegations of conflict of interest after it came to light he represented a string of controversial clients.

They include Isis bride Shamima Begum and former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams.

In response to the situation, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick noted, “No previous Attorney General has opposed the British government as intensely as Lord Hermer. The consequences of his actions are becoming evident now.

“There is now a clear pattern of this Labour Government making contentious decisions against the national interest, but that benefit the Attorney General’s former clients. The public will be asking: where do his loyalties lie?

“The Attorney General continues to dodge basic questions about conflicts of interest.

“He must now urgently come clean, and explain to the British public whether he was involved in these decisions in Government, or his position is untenable.”

A Government spokesman said: “The UK and the US have a historic and special relationship, and the US is an indispensable ally.

“We look forward to working with President Trump and his Administration in the years ahead.”

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