Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Very good speech by the PM at the press conference. Calm, intelligent, pragmatic, diplomatic, focused on what is best for Britain and European security. No games. No grandstanding. No escalation through silly or extreme reactions. 1819533
Jan70 @jan-70.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Handled it as well as is possible IMO when you have someone so irrational in the White House. No kneejerk reactions & clearly working with Europe on this. We’d all love to tell Trump straight off, to get lost but that’s not how diplomacy works. This first & step it up if/when necessary. 021
Tony Jones @exrevtony.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Is this one of the new-style "over the pundits' heads" press conferences that the commentarati were so cross about? Where do we watch them live please? 120
Bryann Thomas @bryannthomas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026No garbled Latin phrases and his hair looked combed. Indoors as it was raining and only an idiot would do a briefing in the rain. I like having grown ups in charge for a change. 070
Chris Gallon @chrisgallon.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Yes the only possible line. In effect we want to be friends, we aren't at this time getting into trade wars, but Greenland is not yours and nothing you do will change our mind on that. 010
westmanajay.bsky.social @westmanajay.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I largely agree but didn’t like the emphasis on tariffs and the lack of response in relation to the threat. The big issue is the bullying in relation to taking control of Greenland - the outrageousness of this from a democratic ally didn’t seem to be well articulated 1/3 100
Ant @tonyman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026There's a number of people that seem to think anything less than all out war means Starmer is fence sitting.. 1160
stephena77.bsky.social @stephena77.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Strange looking in here at your reaction and those of other "political commentators" (who were notably quiet when Starmer came out with an unequivocal statement last night.) It's almost as though there were two different speeches! I remember now why I took the hiatus from here over Christmas. 030
Suzanne @sukiluki.bsky.social · 19/01/2026And very good responses to questions. What a statesman 0200
Oddballwoofwoof @oddballwoofwoof.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The subtext does appear to be going over a lot of heads though. 0130
Juniper Jump @juniperjump.bsky.social · 19/01/2026You can bet there will be those who complain he wasn’t entertaining enough! I thank god every day we have someone measured and sensible leading our country at such a volatile time! 1382
Nezaroo. May your home be full of light this Diwali. @nezaroo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I do wonder what the PM said when somebody handed him the insane letter the pedo president sent to Norway, that would be just as he left the speech. There he was, saying we must be calm and measured, and the old bastard has gone and said some lunatic shit again. 140
Nezaroo. May your home be full of light this Diwali. @nezaroo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026He should have been juggling on a unicycle for some of the children in the audience. (Sky News, GBeebies, Daily Fail etc)🥴 I watched on YouTube, and some of the live comments were so braindead you wonder how this country ever got anywhere.🤦 1141
