UK's Starmer gets poll boost as he steps up Ukraine diplomacy

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the day of the European leaders' summit to discuss European security and Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of Britons who think Prime Minister Keir Starmer is doing a good job has risen as he steps up his role in diplomacy over the war in Ukraine, an opinion poll showed.

Starmer met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on February 27 and hosted talks involving Ukraine's president and European leaders on March 2. He has played up his role as a go-between while also trying to protect Britain from U.S. tariffs.