Watch: Starmer becomes first UK prime minister since Churchill to mark Armistice Day in France
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Your support makes all the difference.Watch as Sir Keir Starmer joined Emmanuel Macron in Paris to attend an Armistice commemoration on Monday, 11 November.
The Prime Minister was invited to the capital city by the French president to the annual event.
Sir Keir held a bilateral meeting with Mr Macron in which they were expected to discuss foreign policy issues including the war in Ukraine and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
In the morning, the prime minister hosted veterans, defence charities and British military personnel at the ambassador’s residence.
Sir Keir became the first prime minister to visit France for Armistice Day since Winston Churchill joined Charles de Gaulle in 1944.
Asked why Sir Keir was making the trip, defence secretary Healey told Sky News: “This is a special year.
“We mark 80 years since D-Day invasions and some of the critical battles that liberated Europe and ended the Second World War.
“This is also a mark of the close relationship between the two leaders, between [MR] Macron and [Sir Keir], but also the historic bonds between our two countries and our two militaries.”
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