Starmer Says Labour-Led UK Can Help Progressives on Populism
- Labour leader tells Bloomberg Britain won’t be left isolated
- Starmer calls for a global alliance of progressive leaders
Keir Starmer, on June 29.
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Keir Starmer said a Labour-led UK wouldn’t be isolated on the global stage despite the rise of right-wing parties in Europe and North America, as the man polls project will be Britain’s next prime minister warned that only progressive parties “have the answers” to the challenges facing the world.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Starmer acknowledged that the UK is shifting in the opposite direction to much of the rest of the world. Legislative elections in France have been dominated by the rise Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party, and Donald Trump is now the apparent favorite to return to the White House after US President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance this week.