The Prime Minister was filmed walking towards a group of business leaders upon arriving at the summit, when he briefly lost his footing and stumbled towards them
Sir Keir Starmer certainly made a memorable entrance as he met with a group of business representatives at the annual G20 summit. It comes as the Prime Minister touched down in Johannesburg, South Africa for the gathering of global leaders today, an event that unites the world’s 20 largest economies.
However, Sir Keir experienced a minor stumble as he approached the group of business leaders upon his arrival at the summit.
Caught on camera, the Prime Minister can be seen momentarily losing his balance before quickly recovering and proceeding to greet the waiting delegates.
Ahead of the trip, Sir Keir faced increasing criticism for the extensive amount of time he has spent abroad since his Election victory in July last year. Since assuming office, his journey to South Africa for the summit marks the 45th country he has visited.
Despite this, the Prime Minister has defended his decision to undertake the long-haul trip just a week before the Chancellor is set to reveal her eagerly awaited Budget. He informed reporters on the flight that the international issues set to be addressed in South Africa will directly affect the UK, reports the Express.
“The G20 are the 20 strongest economies in the world, they are very important to the UK,” he stated.
“In the last three years, the jobs that have been generated in the UK from countries in the G20 is 200,000 and that focus in the budget will be very much the economy and the cost of living.
“I will focus on the deals we can do, the business we can do with our partner countries and make sure that the work we do internationally is impacting directly at home in the positive sense, that if you want to deal with the cost of living and make people better off, good, secure jobs with investment from G20 partners and allies is really important.”
The G20 summit also represents a historic first, as no American president will be in attendance. Donald Trump will not be travelling to South Africa, and initially instructed US officials to skip the annual gathering.
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