Starmer says UK bagged trade deal with North Korea in PMQs blunder
Sir Keir Starmer mistakenly announced a trade deal between the UK and North Korea during a session in the House of Commons. He later clarified that it was an error, as he intended to refer to South Korea instead. This slip of the tongue has drawn attention and criticism from various political circles.
- ▪Sir Keir Starmer made a blunder during PMQs by claiming the UK had a trade deal with North Korea.
- ▪He later corrected himself, stating he meant South Korea.
- ▪The incident has sparked discussions about the implications of such mistakes in political discourse.
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Independent TVShowing now | News01:01Lucy Leeson Wednesday 20 May 2026 12:58 BSTBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/starmer-uk-north-korea-trade-deal-pmqs-blunder-b2980326.html","title":"Starmer says UK bagged trade deal with North Korea in PMQs blunder"}}Starmer says UK bagged trade deal with North Korea in PMQs blunderSir Keir Starmer accidentally announced a UK trade deal with North Korea in the House of Commons.Responding to Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey at PMQs on Wednesday (20 May), the prime minster was listing through the deals his government had made with…
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