# Ed Miliband insists his past jibe at ‘racist’ Donald Trump ‘didn’t come up’ in talks with US counterpart Marco Rubio – as Foreign Secretary is urged to boost UK defence spending

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ed-miliband-insists-his-past-jibe-at-racist-donald-trump-didnt-come-up-in-talks-with-us-counterpart-marco-rubio-as-foreign-secretary-is-urged-to-boost-uk-defence-spending/
- Published: 2026-08-06T07:48:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-06T08:04:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16032925/Ed-Miliband-insists-past-jibe-racist-Donald-Trump-didnt-come-talks-US-counterpart-Marco-Rubio-Foreign-Secretary-urged-boost-UK-defence-spending.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Government, Music, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Miliband says past "racist" Trump jibe didn't surface in Rubio talks
- Foreign Secretary under pressure to boost UK defence spending
- Comments highlight tensions in UK-US diplomatic relations under Trump

## Summary

Ed Miliband has said his past description of Donald Trump as "racist" did not come up during talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the Foreign Secretary faces calls to increase UK defence spending. The comments highlight the delicate diplomatic balancing act facing British ministers who have previously criticised Trump, now that he…

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