
Why Starmer's desperate ‘global statesman’ rebrand isn't fooling anyone
From The Daily T
Published 4/9/2026

From The Daily T
Published 4/9/2026
Amid more dire polling for Labour and the revelation that both he and the Defence Secretary were on holiday as Donald Trump threatened to wipe Iran off the map at the weekend, Keir Starmer has now disappeared to the Middle East for meetings with Gulf state leaders.The Telegraph’s political editor…