Keir Starmer: No ‘Hiccups or Obstacles’ Left in US Trade Deal

Can the UK help de-escalate, well, everything?

Friday morning turned out to be quite a moment to walk through the famous black door of 10 Downing Street — home and workplace of British prime ministers for nearly 300 years — to speak to current occupant Keir Starmer. Israel had attacked Iran a few hours earlier, and so our conversation about the UK’s role on the world stage began right there, slotted between Starmer’s calls with the leaders of France, Germany and Israel.

Starmer has been in power for nearly a year, and has been tested in new ways since Donald ...