Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to reporters on the plane as he left for London for the G20 summit in South Africa where he will meet with world leaders

Keir Starmer has said he will “always be respectful” to journalists after Donald Trump ’s vile “piggy” insult to a female reporter.

In a thinly veiled swipe at the US President, Mr Starmer said it’s “really important to keep that principle of respect for journalists”.

Mr Trump barked "Quiet! Quiet, piggy" at Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey when she asked him a question about the Epstein files en route to Washington on Air Force One on Monday night.

Asked about the comments as he travelled to the G20 summit in South Africa, Mr Starmer told reporters: “I haven’t actually seen that footage but I’ve had it explained to me. READ MORE : D

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