That was pretty telling that Starmer admitted the mayor was his friend. Kind of points him out as complicite and guilty as well.”

Yes, and also the decision to say it out loud to Trump was a challenge. Starmer was testing if Trump would recant or at least soften the statement. Trump did not. Starmer’s perceived status therefore took a hit as he’s not important enough to receive fake nice or overly diplomatic treatment because he’s just a sellout and a friend of invaders. Simply by maintaining frame and repeating that Khan has done a terrible job, Trump revealed Starmer to be a worm.