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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

‘Pragmatist’ Sir Keir Starmer distances himself from Mark Carney’s Davos speech

Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Carney (PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer described himself as “a British pragmatist” as he appeared to distance himself from his Canadian counterpart’s call for “middle powers” to band together.

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a “rupture in the world order” meant “great powers” were acting “without any constraints”.

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