Starmer has just met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, promising a “consistent, durable, respectful” relationship with the communist country. It’s the first time a UK Prime Minister has met with the leader since 2018. Lammy will be grinning from the sidelines…
Meanwhile, Starmer continues to drag his feet on whether he’ll follow in Biden’s footsteps to approve long-range missiles to strike Russian soil, with Downing Street telling hacks Starmer has “nothing to add” other than his existing comments to “continue to keep under review what we provide” to Ukraine. No wonder Xi looks pleased to see Starmer...
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”