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Starmer Stands up for Canada in Wake of Trump Threats
- On June 15, 2025, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to Canada’s capital to hold talks with Canadian leader Mark Carney ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in Alberta.
- Starmer's visit follows repeated US President Donald Trump's claims to annex Canada as the 51st state, which sparked tension between Canada and the US.
- Starmer defended Canada as an independent, sovereign nation and emphasized the strong historic and current trade, defence, and security ties between the UK and Canada.
- He stated, "Canada and the US are our allies," and highlighted the £28 billion UK-Canada trade relationship while planning to reduce trade barriers and reopen paused trade talks.
- Starmer’s engagement signals efforts to strengthen bilateral relations during global instability and to secure Britain’s role as a free, open trading nation amid complex diplomacy with the US and Canada.
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Carney, Starmer to agree to renew Canada-U.K. trade talks, 'deepen' relationship
The U.K. will seek to restart trade negotiations with Canada, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, as he strives to strengthen commercial ties around the world to better insulate Britain’s economy from the fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war.
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Canada and the United Kingdom think and work alike, Starmer says during Ottawa visit
OTTAWA — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the historic ties and long-standing working relationship between the United Kingdom and Canada are not just reflections of the past, but are very much needed "in the here and now.
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