This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Keir Starmer, who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 5 July 2024. Keir Starmer has made fourteen international trips to ten countries during his premiership.
As of 18 November 2024, the number of visits per country where Starmer travelled are:
| Country | Location | Date | Details | ||
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| 1 |  United States | Washington D.C. | 9–11 July | Starmer attended the 2024 NATO summit for his first international trip.[1] [2] On the flight to the summit, Starmer laid out a "cast iron" commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, following a “root and branch” review of Britain's defences.[3] [4] At the summit, Starmer signaled that Ukraine could use Britain's Storm Shadow missile donations to strike military targets inside Russia, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] In a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Starmer called for an “irreversible” membership strategy for Ukraine to join NATO.[6] Starmer presented US President Joe Biden with an Arsenal shirt during their introductory meeting, while emphasising the importance of the US-UK Special Relationship.[7] Additionally, Starmer held a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and watched England win the UEFA Euro 2024 semi-finals with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.[8] Starmer spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in “brush by” encounters.[9] | |
| 2 |  Germany | Berlin | 14 July | Starmer attended the UEFA Euro 2024 final, with Prince William, Prince George, and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, watching England lose to Spain.[10] | |
| 3 |  France | Paris | 26–27 July | Starmer attended the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and was greeted by President Macron upon arrival.[11] Starmer was originally planned to travel by Eurostar; however, flew instead due to delays and cancellations caused by arson attacks across French railways.[12] On the following day, Starmer met with athletes from Team GB, and backed them to get a top-three finish in the medal table.[13] | |
| 4 | Germany | Berlin | 27–28 August | Starmer met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the chancellery to discuss bilateral and foreign policy topics as well as European and economic policy issues.[14] On the first day of his trip, Starmer visited the Brandenburg Gate; he met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier the following morning.[15] Starmer and Scholz discussed negotiations on a defence pact, based on the Lancaster House Treaties between France and the UK, in addition to a wider cooperation agreement that would boost political and economic ties, previously damaged by Brexit.[16] Starmer also met chief executive of Rheinmetall Armin Papperger, who's company is working to modernise the British Army.[17] Starmer stated that the two countries plan to draw up a “joint action plan to tackle illegal migration;” Starmer emphasised that the trip was beginning of a 'reset' of UK relations with Europe, and the European Union.[18] | |
| France | Paris | 28–29 August | Starmer attended the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.[19] The following day, Starmer had breakfast with major French business investors, including from Thales, Eutelsat, Mistral AI and Sanofi.[20] After meeting Starmer later met with President Emmanuel Macron at Élysée Palace, where they agreed to deepen bilateral relations, particularly in defence, security, and energy.[21] Starmer welcomed joint action on tackling illegal migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK by small boats from France.[22] | ||
| 5 |  Ireland | Dublin | 7 September | Starmer met with Taoiseach Simon Harris for a working lunch at Farmleigh House where they agreed reinstate annual Anglo–Irish summits, aftwerwards the two leaders attend a UEFA Nations League match between Ireland and England at Aviva Stadium.[23] [24] | |
| 6 | United States | Washington D.C. | 13 September | Starmer met President Biden at the White House to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.[25] Starmer used the meeting to encourage Biden to allow Ukraine to use Western-supplied missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory, however the final decision was delayed until the United Nations General Assembly meeting.[26] [27] | |
| 7 |  Italy | Rome | 16 September | Starmer met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, seeking her support for a proposal to let Ukraine use non-US long-range weapons against Russia.[28] Starmer promised "a new era" in cross-border cooperation to tackle people smuggling gangs.[29] | |
| 8 | United States | New York City | 24–27 September | Starmer attended the 79th United Nations General Assembly.[30] Starmer addressed the United Nations Security Council to accuse Russia of violating the UN Charter citing the casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian war; he also called for diplomacy and an immediate ceasefire of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated following the 2024 Lebanon pager explosions.[31] Starmer, with Foreign Secretary David Lammy, met with Donald Trump for the first time at Trump Tower to "establish a relationship" between the two.[32] [33] | |
| 9 |  Belgium | Brussels | 2 October | Starmer met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to discuss ‘resetting’ UK–EU relations.[34] [35] The two agreed to hold regular leaders’ summits starting from 2025.[36] [37] | |
| 10 | Germany | Berlin | 18 October | Starmer met with the 'European Quad' leaders, President Biden, Chancellor Scholz, and President Macron, to discuss the war in Ukraine and the ongoing Middle East Crisis, in wake of Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.[38] [39] | |
| 11 |  Samoa | Apia | 24–26 October | Starmer attended the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting; it also marked the first time a UK Prime Minister had visited Samoa.[40] [41] Starmer met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon; the two leaders discussed the Commonwealth and bilateral relations, and Starmer thanked Luxon for New Zealand's support for Operation Interflex.[42] The following morning, Starmer met Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa.[43] During a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australia and the UK announced a Climate and Energy Partnership.[44] [45] | |
| 12 |  Hungary | Budapest | 7 November | Starmer attended the 5th European Political Community Summit in Budapest.[46] Starmer announced the signing of agreements with Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia to tackle people-smuggling gangs.[47] Starmer and Zelenskyy met on the sidelines of the summit to discuss the Ukraine Victory Plan.[48] | |
| 13 | France | Paris | 11–12 November | Starmer attended a French Armistice Day ceremony, with President Macron, becoming the first British leader to do so since Winston Churchill in 1944.[49] Starmer and Macron pledged 'unwavering' support for Ukraine in response to the re-election of Donald Trump.[50] The following morning, Starmer had breakfast with Macron and French Prime Minister Michel Barnier.[51] | |
 Azerbaijan | Baku | 12 November | Starmer attended the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[52] He announced that the UK would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035.[53] | ||
| 14 |  Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 18–19 November | Starmer attended the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit, marking the first visit by a British premier to Brazil in 12 years.[54] [55] Starmer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first time a UK prime minister has met the Chinese president since 2018, discussing a range of subjects including Jimmy Lai, Chinese sanctions on British MPs, and committing to mutual respect and openess in bilateral relations.[56] [57] Starmer and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to relaunch negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement in 2025, Starmer also proposed upgrading bilateral relations by seeking a new Strategic Partnership covering energy and security.[58] Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to launch regular "economic 2-plus-2" talks between their foreign and economic ministers, designed to boost defence and economic cooperation, as well as dissuade the United States from tariffs.[59] |
The following international prime ministerial trips are scheduled to be made by Starmer:
| Country | Location | Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | December | Starmer is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia to improve bilateral relations and secure further investment.[60] | |
 United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | December | Starmer is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates to improve bilateral relations and secure further investment. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 3 February | Starmer is scheduled to travel to Brussels to discuss cooperation on European defence and security with incoming European President António Costa and EU leaders.[61] | |
 Canada | Kananaskis | June | Starmer is expected to attend the 51st G7 summit. | |
 Netherlands | The Hague | 24–26 June | Starmer is expected to attend the 2025 NATO summit. |
Starmer is scheduled to attend the following summits during his premiership:
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By mid-November 2024, the polling organisation More in Common said that people in focus groups had started mentioning "Starmer always seems to be abroad".[62]