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Hello, I'm Susan Hume and this is the Yesterday in Parliament podcast.

On Wednesday, the 15th of April, the Prime Minister told MPs he would not yield to pressure from the White House over the Iran War.

Downing Street will have learned not to celebrate too soon

when the UK clinches any kind of deal with President Trump

because just a casual chat with a journalist can send it all spinning.

In a phone call with Sky News last night,

President Trump has threatened to rip up his trade deal with the UK

as punishment for us not joining his idiotic war in Iran.

The Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davy is up to here with it all.

This must be the last straw.

Surely the Prime Minister can't send our king to meet a man who treats our country like a mafia boss running a protection racket.

Over this turbulent year or so, the Prime Minister has been careful to avoid criticising President Trump.

But more recently, and mentioning no names, Sukhir Stalmer has pushed back harder.

He said his position on the Iran war had been clear from the

start. We're not going to get dragged into this war. It is not our war. And a lot of pressure

has been applied to me to take a different course. And that pressure included what happened last

night. I'm not going to change my mind. I'm not going to

yield. It is not in our national interest to join this law and we will not do so. I know where I stand.

As for the King's visit to the United States, the monarchy is an important reminder of the longstanding

bonds and enduring relationship between our two countries, which are far greater

than anyone who occupies any particular office at any particular time. But this week, Kier-Stormer has

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