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Was this his finest hour?
Crisis has certainly revealed a different,
if not quite Churchillian side to Sakir Starmer,
one that is surprisingly deft and purposeful.
In Washington,
the Prime Minister removed Britain from the crosshairs of Donald Trump's tariff onslaught,
charming the President with a letter from King Charles.
In London, he sought to corral European colleagues around a plan for peace in Ukraine.
In attempting to mediate the toxic relationship between Volodymyr Zelensky,
the Ukrainian President, and Mr Trump,
the stiff upper lip which has been a liability at home is suddenly an asset.
Even Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor,
has been uncharacteristically agile in exploiting Russian assets to aid Ukraine.
Sakir's grand plan may well fall apart.
Mr Trump has suspended arms shipments to Ukraine and brushed aside suggestions that America could provide the military backstop that Sakir says is essential for an Anglo-French peacekeeping force.