Under Trump, America has the kind of leadership we in Britain desperately need

I’m extremely proud to be British and utterly unapologetic about that pride. Britain taught the world what freedom means.But often these days I look across the pond at the United States and think you guys might be on to something.I’m not claiming you get everything right, but America still believes that leadership means taking decisions, not dodging them.It’s that courage to act, even when it’s unpopular, that makes a nation strong.

Britain on the other hand is being led by a government that mistakes timidity for wisdom.Keir Starmer took office 16 months ago, and Britain has watched him surrender our sovereignty in the Chagos Islands and this month preside over the collapse of a major spying case against China.Too afraid to expose Beijing’s interference in our democracy and now even being questioned by a US congressional committee about whether China pressured our government to drop the case.When allies start asking if Britain’s gone soft, you know something’s gone badly wrong.On everything from the economy to borders, there’s much we can learn from America’s example. It starts with the no-nonsense approach to illegal immigration spearheaded by President Donald Trump in his second term.The scourge of illegal immigration affects almost every country in the West.  For the US, it’s the Mexican border.For Britain, it’s the daily arrival of young men in dinghies on our beaches.These small boats wash up on UK shores, filled to the brim with hundreds of illegal migrants from the Middle East and Africa.Huge groups of mostly males in their 20s and 30s, who have travelled across Europe after paying traffickers to get them into my country.This didn’t start under the current Labour government, but it’s got a lot worse under it.Britain’s generosity has been abused, but the government still can’t explain what it’s going to do about it.America’s tougher border enforcement shows what clear rules and political courage can achieve.The preside...