World Jun 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Backing Ukraine, staying out of Iran and riding the Trump rollercoaster: how Starmer handled foreign affairs

Analysts say foreign policy was an ‘area of relative strength’ for the prime minister – but goodwill with the White House soon evaporatedKeir Starmer inherited two wars and a country disconnected from the EU when he arrived in Downing Street – and that was before Donald Trump crash-landed at the Whi...

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by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
Backing Ukraine, staying out of Iran and riding the Trump rollercoaster: how Starmer handled foreign affairs

Analysts say foreign policy was an ‘area of relative strength’ for the prime minister – but goodwill with the White House soon evaporated

Keir Starmer inherited two wars and a country disconnected from the EU when he arrived in Downing Street – and that was before Donald Trump crash-landed at the White House and undermined the foundations of the UK’s most important alliance.

It was a context that would have tested any prime minister, though in many respects Starmer negotiated it carefully. But longer-term questions of Britain’s security remain unresolved, and the UK’s place in the world is less certain.

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