The Daily Mail columnist takes aim at the prime minister suggesting his weakness and wonders if the PM is really up to the job:
The Prime Minister insisted slavery reparations would not be on the agenda at the summit in Samoa this week.
Canny politicians from elsewhere in the Commonwealth – astute at spotting the weakest link – appear to have outsmarted him to secure a debate on the topic.
Predictably, Sir Keir came under pressure from within his own party’s ranks.
Last night UK officials delivered mixed messages and even indicated the PM was prepared to discuss some forms of ‘non-cash’ reparations.
Any wobble by Sir Keir should concern us all and begs the question, yet again, whether he is really up to the job.
On the world stage – beyond the cosy confines of Labour Party internal politicking – he seems to struggle with the twilight arts of diplomacy, distraction and negotiation.
If our friends in the Commonwealth successfully bamboozle Sir Keir on this issue, what chance does Starmer’s Britain have against those who mean us real harm?