Sir Keir Starmer says the US president he has spoken to “most frequently” is Barack Obama as he continues his diplomatic tour meeting past and present leaders.
Tomorrow the Labour leader will meet President Macron in Paris, having spent the weekend in Montreal at a conference for left-wingers hosted by Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister. Delegates included the former prime ministers Jacinda Ardern, of New Zealand, and Sanna Marin, of Finland, who now works for the Tony Blair Institute. Blair was also there.
Starmer is still awaiting an invitation from President Biden. In an interview with Politico, Starmer said that he and David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, held two hours of talks with Obama in 2021.
Asked about the US election next year and
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