Keir Starmer: “Parliament's in recess at the time.”

“Nigel's done very well. He's a friend of mine and Kir's a friend of mine. Would you recall Parliament so that the president can talk to her, to you? Well, Parliament's in recess at the time. But look, I do want to be clear. This is an unprecedented and very special state visit. This has never been done before and there'll be many elements of it that have never been seen before.” (40:33–40:35)

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