"Keir Starmer has always known that Monday's visit to Egypt was going to be the Donald Trump Show. After all, almost every day is the Donald Trump Show and there was no way the US president was going to share the limelight on this of all days. The day when the living Israeli hostages were freed, 1,900 Palestinian detainees were freed and the first aid trucks entered Gaza."
"This was The Donald's peace deal. A narcissist is going to narcissise. Everyone else reduced to supporting actors. At best. Keir was relegated to a non-speaking walk on part as an extra. Pushed away after a couple of seconds. Probably preferable to being arm-wrestled like Emmanuel Macron. Though not much. Come Tuesday, Starmer was back in the UK and ready to make a statement to the Commons on the situation in Gaza."
"The ceasefire was only the first tentative, necessary step on the way to a permanent peace. No one could take anything for granted. War had become a way of life in the Middle East. It was still possible for everything to turn to dust in a matter of weeks. First though, a shout out to Donald Trump. Through whom all things are possible. Everyone is obliged to thank The Donald for everything these days."
Donald Trump dominated the Egypt visit, seizing the spotlight the day living Israeli hostages were freed, 1,900 Palestinian detainees were released and aid trucks entered Gaza. Keir Starmer was marginalized during the visit and later addressed the Commons with a more measured response, tempering celebrations with cautious pragmatism. The ceasefire is only the first tentative step toward a permanent peace, with the risk of rapid collapse and renewed conflict. Trump acted for transactional reasons, seeking adoration and a Nobel prize. Britain pledged full support for the peace process and worked behind the scenes, including recognition of a Palestinian state to encourage Arab engagement.
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