Labour Leader Keir Starmer ‘Pleased With Outcome’ of Macron Talks

Sir Keir signalled what trajectory his party would follow, should Labour win the next general election, which is due by January 2025.

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (L) speaks with Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine (R) and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (C) during a breakfast meeting ahead of their bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France, on September 19, 2023. Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images

Britain’s opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer said he had a “very political discussion” with French President Emmanuel Macron in a bid to strengthen relations between the two countries, if Labour wins the next general election.

In the latest stop of his international engagements, the Labour leader has met with his French counterpart in Paris, where they discussed a “wide range of topics.”