Doing it for Britain: Keir Starmer defends jet-setting around the globe since becoming PM saying it allows him to 'make the case' for the UK
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Sir Keir Starmer has defended his jet-setting since becoming Prime Minister, saying his frequent foreign trips allow him to 'make the case for Britain'. Since entering No10, Sir Keir has travelled to the US, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Samoa, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Brazil, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.
![[Sir Keir Starmer attended the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris in July, shortly after becoming PM]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/93268549-14205189-image-a-15_1734517721318.jpg)
But, speaking on his latest trip this week to Norway and Estonia, the PM pushed back at criticism that has seen him dubbed 'never here Keir'. In a radio interview in Tallinn, Sir Keir was challenged over being away from Britain for 31 days since becoming PM - equivalent to one in every five days he's been in office.
![[The PM held talks with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome in September]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/93268541-14205189-image-a-16_1734517723604.jpg)
While on board a Royal Navy frigate in the Estonian capital, around 130 miles from the Russian border, he told LBC: 'I travelled here today because our work with NATO is so important to our country. 'If you think about the impact that the conflict in Ukraine has had back at home on our country, it's been huge.
![[At the beginning of this month, Sir Keir cosied up to Saudi leaders in Riyadh]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/93268473-14205189-image-a-17_1734517726405.jpg)
'If you think just for a moment, about the risks to the subsea infrastructure in Norway. 'We had a high-level briefing on the work we're doing in relation to the cabling of the pipelines that are under the sea and the risk. 'I have to make sure and be assured that we've got the capability to meet the risks to our country.'.
