UK PM Keir Starmer urges European allies to meet far-right ‘challenge’
Keir Starmer visits Germany and France for first bilateral trip to Europe as UK prime minister
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday he fears a rise of the far-right in Britain and suggested progressive parties across Europe should jointly fight populism.
Starmer made the comments in Germany where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to make big gains in regional polls on Sunday, dealing a blow to centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“I do think that we should be alive in the UK to the challenge of the far-right and populism and nationalism,” Starmer told reporters in Berlin following a meeting with Scholz.
“There are a number of reasons for my concern – partly what’s happening in the UK, partly what you can see happening in other European countries, including in France and in Germany.”