US EditionStarmer Stands up for Canada in Wake of Trump Threats
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Ottawa on June 15, 2025, to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the G7 summit in Alberta next week.
- Starmer made his visit amid US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Canada should be annexed as the 51st state of America, prompting diplomatic sensitivities.
- Starmer strongly defended Canada as an independent, sovereign nation and a valued Commonwealth member while discussing renewing UK-Canada trade and security ties.
- He emphasized the £28 billion trade relationship and declared the UK must retain its status as a free trading nation while reducing barriers with Canada.
- Starmer's visit signals intent to restart UK-Canada trade talks suspended last year and highlights the importance of close bilateral cooperation amid global instability.
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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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