Keir Starmer is taking his final bow on the world stage today – and it could involve another kicking from Donald Trump.
The ousted PM is heading for the Nato summit in Turkey with less than a fortnight until he hands over to Andy Burnham.
But Sir Keir will be bracing for a backlash over his shambolic defence investment plan. After months of Whitehall wrangling and the resignation of defence secretary John Healey, the £15billion extra over five years turned out to be largely unfunded – and gave no timetable for 3 per cent of GDP going on the military.
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