Keir Starmer’s ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia is not just be another diplomatic courtesy call — it could define Britain’s place in the world for decades. His goals appear aligned with those of Donald Trump, who made a high-profile visit to Riyadh in his first term to repair diplomatic ties.

The UK’s waning influence in the Middle East is a crisis of confidence, rather than lack of capacity.
Fourteen years of Tory austerity have not only gutted the state and robbed millions of a better future, but they have also plunged the UK into international obscurity.