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Jul 2024
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How does Keir Starmer reach out to the w...

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As the new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer makes his international debut at the NATO summit in Washington – what does he need to do to make a quick impact with international colleagues?  
  
On today's Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's political correspondent Tamara Cohen to discuss how Sir Keir is tackling his first international visit.  
  
Plus, Lord Peter Ricketts, former diplomat and French Ambassador, joins Niall to take a look at Labour's wider foreign policy plans.   

For further background from Sky News, you can read our political editor Beth Rigby’s analysis of Starmer’s plans to argue the case to NATO that all members should increase their defence spending here
  
Producers: Rosie Gillott, Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Paul Stanworth  
Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku 

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