It is really important that we are very, very clear, policing without fear or favour, whatever anybody else says, and wherever they’re saying it from, whichever country in the world.
Keir Starmer: “It is really important that we are very, very clear, policing without fear or favour, whatever anybody else says, and…”
On the recordJune 6, 2026
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party
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theguardian.comEditor's note · Context
Response to US state department's comments on UK policing.
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