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Will Starmer call Putin’s bluff?

Sep 13, 2024
Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, and David Lammy, Shadow Foreign Secretary, delve into crucial foreign policy discussions in Washington with Joe Biden. They tackle the implications of possibly deploying UK long-range missiles in Ukraine, wary of escalating tensions with Putin. The conversation also shifts to the UK’s diverging stance on arms exports to Israel, raising questions about shifting alliances. Journalist James Heale adds insights on Europe’s defense landscape, highlighting the challenges facing the Labour Party in this evolving geopolitical context.
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