Keir's worldly success

PM is star of global stage, but also the right man at home

- JACK STRAW

From strangers in the street to close friends, I'm often asked what's “gone wrong with the Labour Government” - and what I think of Keir Starmer.

I answer both questions with a question of my own. How do my questioners think that Keir Starmer has done on the international scene - well, or badly?

Without exception, the answer I receive is “well”.

That's the case even from people who have never, would never vote Labour... even were the Archangel Gabriel our leader.

They may utter the word “well” through gritted teeth, but even they cannot bring themselves to deny what they can see with their own eyes - that Keir really is a star on the international stage.

He's reestablished good relationships with key allies in Europe, preeminently France, Germany, and the EU but many others as well.