Keir Starmer's diplomatic push: G7 summit, Japan deal, and speculation over a future foreign affairs role
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Anne McElvoy
13h ago· 6 min readenNews
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The article discusses Keir Starmer's diplomatic engagements ahead of the G7 summit, including a major £18bn investment deal with Japan for offshore wind and nuclear energy cooperation, and a call with Donald Trump regarding potential UK involvement in an Anglo-French minesweeping operation in the Gulf. It also explores an intriguing political idea being floated by Starmer's allies: that he could take on the foreign affairs brief in a potential Andy Burnham government, suggesting a possible future political realignment.
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· 3 pulledStarmer can flex his leadership muscle in these matters, without courting the disasters which have haunted his
An intriguing idea being pushed by some allies of the Prime Minister is that he could take the foreign affairs brief in a Andy Burnham government
Sir Keir Starmer attends the G7 summit on the French-Swiss border this week as head of the world's fifth-largest economy
An intriguing idea being pushed by some allies of the Prime Minister is that he could take the foreign affairs brief in a Andy Burnham government
