Pro-Trump think tank calls on Sunak to take lessons in US diplomacy from David Lammy

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A close British think tank that supports Donald Trump has praised David Lammy for his US diplomacy.

The Legatum Institute asked Rishi Sunak and for the Conservatives to learn lessons from the Labor shadow foreign secretary after making another successful trip to Washington DC ahead of what many believe will be a Labor general election victory.

The group Reflection, funded by hedge fund billionaire Christopher Chandler, recently opened a UK-US special relations unit at its offices in Mayfair, which works to promote diplomatic relations between the UK and the US. United and the United States.

The think tank was impressed by the way Mr Lammy reached out to both sides of the conflict. in the United States and even tried to connect with the Trump camp.

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy (Jonathan Brady/PA) (PA Archive)

Mr. Lammy went so far as to shock many by defending Mr. Trump for his comments about NATO, saying the former president was "misunderstood" and that under his presidency the alliance had become "much better funded." /p>

Sarah Elliot, senior adviser to the UK-US Special Relations Unit, told The Independent: "David Lammy has had a very publicized in the United States, almost as a workout if Labor wins the next general election and becomes Foreign Minister

“ David Lammy also softened his usually negative comments about the former president. Donald Trump, a diplomatic move in case Donald Trump wins the next US election

"Lammy said the Labor Party was committed to this special relationship, regardless of who wins the US election, and. even spoke positively about Trump's calls for an increase...