French President Macron and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis are on Cyprus to visit troops. The Brits have two bases on Cyprus, Starmer has spent the morning in a community centre…
No10 was asked by journalists at the daily briefing about the PM’s absence:
“The Prime Minister has set out our unwavering support for Cyprus and its security… We are demonstrating that in action, through the additional defensive capability we’ve deployed to Cyprus…”
The one time it would actually be worth hopping on the government private jet…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced her speech on migration reforms at the IPPR:
“There’s no denying we meet at a difficult time for my party.”