Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), during the UK-China Business Forum in Beijing, China, on 30 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning

The first visit to China by a British prime minister in eight years, Starmer's trip follows in the footsteps of other Western leaders looking to counter an increasingly volatile United States.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media in the briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London, Britain Picture date: Monday January 19, 2026. Photo: Jordan Pettitt/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Britain's Starmer heads to China as Western alliances face strain

Donald Trump (L) and Keir Starmer. Collage: Collected

UK PM slams Trump for saying Nato troops avoided Afghan front line

US President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are 'wrong'

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference at the UK-EU summit at Lancaster House on May 19, 2025 in London, England. Photo: Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Starmer and EU's von der Leyen discuss Ukraine peace plan, frozen Russian assets

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leave after a meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

Ukraine to share revised peace plan with US on Tuesday: Zelenskiy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the 6th European Political Community summit at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania May 16, 2025. Photo: Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

'Full bunker mode': UK PM leadership at risk as internal plotting escalates

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on, during the day he meets with Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 4, 2025. Photo: Eddie Mulholland/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UK to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Sunday

US President Donald Trump speaks during the State Banquet during his state visit, at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, on 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump's UK state visit gets political after royal welcome

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as he hosts representatives of the Civil Nuclear industry at a reception at Lancaster House in London, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 to mark the announcement of a new UK-US partnership on nuclear. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Starmer hopes Trump's royal welcome will shield him from pitfalls

Palestinians gather as they carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, amid a hunger crisis, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip July 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Explainer: Why is Britain recognising a Palestinian state, and what does it mean?

US President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Deal that reduced US tariffs on UK cars and aircraft parts comes into effect

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Britain's Prime Minister Kier Starmer meet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, June 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/Pool

Canada, UK agree to establish trade working group, expand defense collaboration