LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer updated Parliament on Monday about the outcomes of a key European summit he hosted in London over the weekend, stressing that the UK will play a “leading role” in securing peace for ally Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
His address led to a rare display of unity across all sections of the House of Commons, with the Opposition Conservatives praising the Labour leader for his efforts to rally European Union (EU) leaders towards a “coalition of the willing” against the backdrop of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s White House showdown with US President Donald Trump.
Starmer expressed his discomfort over the clash as “something nobody in this House wants to see” but went on to assert that the UK-US alliance remains “indispensable”.