Mr Starmer goes to Washington: how the PM made his world stage entrance

On his US visit, Keir Starmer took advantage of a well-timed chance to meet other Nato leaders - not all natural allies

As Keir Starmer arrived at the Oval Office, Joe Biden was at the door to meet him. Come on in, man," the US president told him. The invitation was not simply to enter the heart of the White House, but also the major league of world leaders.

The day before, on the flight to Washington DC for the Nato summit on Tuesday, Starmer admitted that the days since the Labour party pulled off its landslide election victory the week before had been a bit of a whirlwind.