Overview

• In London, Carney met Keir Starmer and the leaders of Australia, Spain and Iceland to deepen trade and security ties, including a panel at the Global Progress Action Summit on center‑left responses to populism.
• He promoted diversifying beyond U.S. markets by working with countries that share Canada’s values, arguing Canada cannot rely on a single trading partner.
• Carney and Starmer discussed Canadian support for a U.K. bid to join the CPTPP as a way to expand market access while permanent Canada–U.K. trade talks remain stalled since 2024.
• Canada’s high commissioner said the leaders used the face‑to‑face meetings to direct officials to produce measurable progress by year’s end.
• A planned meeting with Denmark was cancelled after four drones flew over Danish airports, and Carney also discussed Palestinian statehood, the Middle East conflict and the war in Ukraine with Starmer.