Viktor Orban, in a chummy mood with all the other European leaders, was nowhere to be seen by the time Starmer arrived at the summit in Budapest. Orban got a lot of love from Starmer in Blenheim over the summer. Unrequited love…
UPDATE: Downing Street says Starmer was late on arrival, and Orban will be shaking hands with him separately.
Starmer said to Robert Peston this afternoon:
“I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy businesses bills go up and down on energy because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world.”