Peter Ricketts

British diplomat

22 stories

18 quotes

I don’t think the Iranians can be bombed into accepting US terms,
All our work is to ensure that the tapestry goes back to France — and it will go back to France, I promise, safe and sound,
It will come on a truck, and it will come under the (Channel) tunnel on the shuttle service, and then it will be driven straight to London to the back of the British Museum,
I saw the experts working together, the conservators, the people who really know about the risks of moving the object,
We don’t want any untoward incidents happening. And so that’s why we’re keeping the exact details and date confidential,
Keir Starmer will be less effective as a leader in Europe on handing the Ukraine and Iran crises if he is fighting for his job at home,

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King Charles and Queen Camilla conclude US state visit

Brisbane Timesbrisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle…

President Donald Trump’s assertion Thursday that the United States needs more people like King Charles III and Queen Camilla garnered mixed reactions from people, some who saw it as a dog whistle for his preferred type of immigrants, and others who saw it as an ironic joke given U.S.-U.K. history

The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…

Trump Appears To Criticize British PM Starmer While Praising King Charles

International Business Timesibtimes.com/trump/appears…

His jokes at the state banquet on Tuesday night landed well (the meal was a “very considerable improvement on the Boston Tea Party”); and at a garden party in the British embassy the DC power brokers were desperate to catch a glimpse of Britain’s king Charles III

Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/2026…