Sir Keir Starmer finds a role
Foreign policy has given the Labour government a purpose, at last
On Monday March 3rd the House of Commons echoed with glutinous praise. Sir Keir Starmer was updating Parliament after a week of shuttle diplomacy. What began with the prime minister glad-handing Donald Trump in the Oval Office, before hosting a “coalition of the willing” of European leaders in London, ended with Sir Keir trying to mend the relationship between Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, and Mr Trump.
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Britain
March 8th 2025
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