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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Backing Ukraine, staying out of Iran and riding the Trump rollercoaster: how Starmer handled foreign affairs

Starmer and Trump look at each other during a news conference, with the US and UK flags in the background
Trump and Starmer clashed on many issues after the president crash-landed in the White House. Photograph: Leon Neal/Reuters

Keir Starmer inherited two wars and a country disconnected from the EU when he arrived in Downing Street – and that was before Donald Trump crash-landed at the White House and undermined the foundations of the UK’s most important alliance.

It was a context that would have tested any prime minister, though in many respects Starmer negotiated it carefully. But longer-term questions of Britain’s security remain unresolved, and the UK’s place in the world is less certain.

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