Softly spoken PM got it half right on the polite violence of diplomacy

Sir Keir Starmer was trying to channel his inner Roosevelt — ‘speak softly and carry a big stick’ — as he squared up to Trump over Greenland and tariffs.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/softly-spoken-pm-got-it-half-right-on-the-polite-violence-of-diplomacy-r67j6z2wd