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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Marbles row leaves diplomats reassessing Sunak’s strategic grip

Rishi Sunak and David Cameron
Rishi Sunak and David Cameron. No 10 is keen to leave the diplomatic debris behind. Photograph: Frank Augstein/PA

The Greek foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, was attending a two-day Nato summit in Brussels on Tuesday when a meeting was arranged with the foreign secretary, David Cameron. There was much to discuss on migration, as well as the relief operation in Gaza. There was one condition from the UK: that there be no cameras.

Gerapetritis readily agreed, and one can only assume it took only an un-minuted raised eyebrow from Lord Cameron for the former prime minister to distance himself discreetly from Rishi Sunak’s bizarre decision to cancel a scheduled Downing Street visit with his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, set for 12.30pm on Tuesday.

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