
Trump 'disrespectful' to PM and the UK, says British foreign minister
Jeremy Hunt’s comments come after President Trump called the UK ambassador to Washington, "a very stupid guy"
Donald Trump has been "disrespectful" towards the prime minister and the UK, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said, amid a row over leaked diplomatic cables critical of President Trump and his administration. On Sunday emails revealed the ambassador, Sir Kim Darroch, had called the Trump administration "clumsy and inept".
Also on the programme: the US tycoon and presidential candidate Ross Perot has died aged 89; and Volkswagen is ending production of its iconic Beetle, closing the door on one of the world's most well-known car designs.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump talks with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt during a dinner at Winfield House on 4 June 2019. Credit: Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images)
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