Two necessary summits this week – one the prime minister is at, one he is not. Sir Keir Starmer is in Samoa for a Commonwealth Heads of Authorities Assembly (CHOGM), however Russian President Vladimir Putin has greeted greater than 20 heads of state on the BRICS summit of rising economies, together with a few of those that needs to be with Sir Keir.
The PM’s look is underpinned by a row about reparations for the UK’s historic position within the trans-Atlantic slave commerce. Sir Keir has insisted the Commonwealth must face ahead, not look backward, however how will that land?
And as Rachel Reeves prepares to inform the IMF about modifications to fiscal guidelines, are we heading in direction of a “mixed message” finances? Jack and Sam focus on her go to to Washington.
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