Joly Meets With New British Counterpart After Political Sea Change in the UK

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly introduces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a Liberal party fundraiser in Montreal, on July 3, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met with her new British counterpart on July 8 for the first time since the Labour Party took power in the United Kingdom last week.

She is the first foreign minister to be invited to meet with David Lammy in London since his recent appointment as U.K. secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs.