UK government 'wouldn't use' Donald Trump's language after sweary Iran rant

UK government 'wouldn't use' Donald Trump's language after sweary Iran rantIn a deranged rant, the US President Donald Trump posted his Truth Social platform: 'Open the f***ing Strait, you crazy b*****ds – or you’ll be living in hell'CommentsNewsAshley Cowburn Deputy Political Editor14:55, 06 Apr 2026Updated 14:55, 06 Apr 2026View ImageDonald Trump threatened Iran with 'living hell' in a post on Easter Sunday(Image: AP)The UK would not use Donald Trump's language after his sweary rant at the Iranian regime on Easter Sunday, a Cabinet Minister has said.‌In a deranged tirade, the US President posted his Truth Social platform: "Open the f***ing Strait, you crazy b*****ds – or you’ll be living in hell." Bizarrely ending his message with the phrase "praise be to Allah", Trump said: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!"‌Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secrerary, responded to the President's comments today, saying: “We see this kind of language often used by President Trump. It’s for President Trump to explain the language that he chooses to use. It is not language or an approach that this Government would be taking.”‌She added: “Our approach as a UK Government, the approach that the Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out is that we are not getting involved in offensive action, we won’t be getting involved in offensive action.“What we will do is provide defensive support to our allies in the region. Our RAF pilots have been doing amazing work shooting down drones, making sure our skies are protected. That’s the extent of the approach we are taking.”‌Dame Emily Thornberry, who chairs the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, also told The Mirror over the weekend: " Donald Trump has said that the only thing that constrains him is his own morality and that international law doesn't apply to him."Clearly he does...