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Julian Harris: Britain Gets Kicked Around Like a Football (Again)

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Keir Starmer was all smiles this morning as he posed for cameras alongside Alexander Stubb. The Finnish president, a keen ice hockey fan, raised an awkward clash: their dinner tonight is at the same time as the puck drops in his favourite team’s playoff decider. Perhaps they could adjust their plans?

“Last week, as I recall, we had the Arsenal [on TV] in the corner of the room while we were having dinner,” Starmer duly replied, enjoying the admittedly-stilted bonhomie. “So, same arrangement?”