Sir Keir Starmer says he speaks to Barack Obama 'frequently'

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Sir Keir Starmer speaks “frequently” with Barack Obama, he has revealed as he sets out plans to “restore the UK and its reputation on the world stage."

The Labor leader said Mr Obama is the former US president he speaks with most often. He also said his team was in talks with Joe Biden's administration.

He has not yet been invited to meet Mr. Biden, but he asked him if he would like the president defeats Donald Trump in next year's election. He said: "It's clear what the outcome I want would be."

Speaking to Politico's Power Play podcast, Sir Keir also said: "I'm very convinced that since Brexit there has been a feeling that we haven't just left the EU, that we have somehow turned our backs on the world and that everywhere you go people almost feel the absence of the Britain, once a leading voice, now rarely consulted."

The revelation comes ahead of a meeting in Paris between Sir Keir and French President Emmanuel Macron.

The leader Labor also spent the weekend in Montreal at a conference for left-wing leaders hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and attended by former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and former Finnish leader Sanna Marin.

As Sir Keir's 15-20 point lead over Rishi Sunak in the polls gives him growing confidence, he has pledged to rewrite the UK's Brexit deal if Labor wins. in the next elections, hoping for closer trade relations with the EU.

He said he would start negotiations with Brussels in 2025 if he makes it to number 10, saying he “owes it to his children”.

"Almost everyone agrees that the deal Johnson has done is not a good deal - it is far too thin," Sir Keir told the Financial Times on Sunday.