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Lammy’s EU brag backfires

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To Luxembourg, where David Lammy is making headlines yet again. The Foreign Secretary has today bragged about his attendance at an EU summit on the conflict in the Middle East and the Ukraine war – with the meet set to include discussion over Russian interference across Europe and the threat posed by Iran. But Mr S was rather intrigued by Lammy’s blatant boasting about his invite – not least when he is hardly the first Foreign Secretary in recent years to attend such a gathering.

Gloating about his fancy foreign trip, Lammy grandly insisted:

UK security is indivisible from European security. This government is determined to reset our relationships and deepen ties with our European partners in order to make us all safer. This visit is an opportunity for the UK to be back at the table, discussing the most pressing global issues with our closest neighbours and tackling the seismic challenges we all face.

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