Badenoch warns Trump represents the new US normal and vows to increase UK army by 20,000

NewsUKUK PoliticsBadenoch warns Trump represents the new US normal and vows to increase UK army by 20,000The Tory leader has warned that US policy of turning its back on Europe will not go away when Donald Trump is replaced as US presidentDavid Maddox Political Editor Saturday 11 April 2026 11:29 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955782","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-british-army-donald-trump-b2955782.html","title":"Badenoch warns Trump represents new US normal and vows to increase UK army by 20,000"}}CloseTrump threatens to ‘finish’ Iran war if peace talks fail as negotiators arrive in PakistanSign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our analysis of the continuing impact of Brexit on the UKSign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit's impactSign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit's impactEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Brexit_Beyond_Newsletter","regTitle":"Brexit and beyond","subscriptionGroup":"brexit_and_beyond","subscriptionGroupId":"8dcf0f56-b455-4b6b-baf5-43a270c55e7d","type":"brexit_and_beyond","pathPrefix":"/topic/brexit","associatedAuthors":["David Maddox","Archie Mitchell"],"title":"Sign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our analysis of the continuing impact of Brexit on the UK","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit's impact","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/brexitAndBeyond1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveBrexitAndBeyond","regSourceSection":"UK Politics","regSourceMethod"...