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Macron dismisses Starmer from the international scene by decorating him with the Legion of Honour

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The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, appears at a press conference after the Volunteers' Coalition summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, held at the Hôtel des Invalides, in Paris, on July 13, 2026.TERESA SUAREZ / POOL / EFE / EPA

In his last appearance on the international stage before Monday Keir Starmer ceases to be prime minister two years after taking office, the president of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, today, Bastille Day, decorated him with the Legion of Honour, the country's highest decoration.