Starmer, at UN, Vows Britain Will Return to ‘Responsible Global Leadership’

‘Moving from the paternalism of the past towards partnership for the future — listening a lot more, speaking a lot less,’ is how Sir Keir sums up Britain’s new modus operandi.

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Prime Minister Starmer addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2024. Leon Neal/pool via AP

EDITH LEDERER

Sep 27, 2024, 06:48 AM ET

UNITED NATIONS — The new British prime minister, Keir Starmer, took the international stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday for the first time with a message: His nation is returning to “responsible global leadership.”

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