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Sir Keir said meeting Mr Harris twice within his first nine weeks in office as Prime Minister shows a “real intention” to reset relationships to the “great benefit” of both the UK and Ireland.
In November 2024, Starmer met Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro and told him he wanted to build a 'consistent, durable, respectful' relationship with China. [131] Starmer's foreign policy stance towards China appears to be one of cautious engagement, yet recent events raise questions about his effectiveness in ...
Keir Starmer will go to Dublin on Saturday, the first visit to the Republic of Ireland by a British Prime Minister for five years, as his new government seeks to improve relations with its nearest ...
Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July 2024. Since at least 1542, England and later Great Britain and Ireland have been connected politically, reaching a height in 1801 with the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Sir Keir Starmer placed a focus on preserving stability in Northern Ireland as he held talks with the region’s political leaders as part of his tour of the devolved regions.
Keir Rodney Starmer was born on 2 September 1962, at Southwark in south east London, [1] [2] [3] and grew up in the town of Oxted, Surrey. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was the second of the four children of Josephine ( née Baker ), a nurse, and Rodney Starmer, a toolmaker .
“Because of his personal and professional engagement with Northern Ireland, Keir Starmer is fully aware of the important role civil society has played in helping to lay the foundations for peace.”
The CPS denied that Starmer was behind the decision, saying that it was the responsibility of a Crown Court and was out of Starmer's hands. [48] Later that year, Starmer published a plan for the criminal justice system to better handle cases of female genital mutilation ; at the time, the offence had never been successfully prosecuted. [ 49 ]