Keir Starmer has always been more comfortable abroad than at home.
Yet as he attends the final day of the G7 summit of world leaders in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains, there is a paradox: the arena in which he is strongest is also the one now exposing how far his authority has slipped.
He is also deliberately using what could be his last appearance as Prime Minister on the world stage to bank his legacy as events at home threaten to overtake him.
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This includes helping to secure a lasting peace in the Middle East and Ukraine, and establishing a closer relationship with the European Union.
