Keir Starmer slams Brexit 'wild promises' and takes swipe at Reform's 'corrosive' attitude

In his annual foreign policy address in the City of London, Keir Starmer said the UK’s place on the world stage had been restored under the Labour government

Keir Starmer has criticised the “wild promises” of Brexit and warned of a “dereliction of duty” in not engaging with China in a major speech on Britain’s global relationships.

In his annual foreign policy address in the City of London on Monday evening, the PM said the UK’s place on the world stage had been restored under Labour , as he hailed world-first trade deals, migration treaties and billions in commercial contracts.

He said that in an increasingly dangerous world, having strong international relations is “patriotism”.

Mr Starmer took aim at those who peddle a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude”, in a thinly veiled s