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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 8
Starmer Receives Live Revolver Gift at NATO Summit, Leaving It in Turkey
Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 8

Starmer Receives Live Revolver Gift at NATO Summit, Leaving It in Turkey

2 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 8

Summary

  • A personalized revolver engraved with Keir Starmer’s name and loaded with live ammunition was presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara.
  • British officials left the gun in Turkey because importing a live firearm into the UK is illegal, even though Erdogan waived export controls on the gift.
  • The revolver is expected to be decommissioned before any return to Britain, and Downing Street has not released a photograph of it.
  • At the same summit, Starmer signed a defence agreement with Erdogan to deepen intelligence sharing and said the alliance emerged stronger and more united.
  • The Ankara gathering is set to be Starmer’s last major international event after he announced his resignation last month.

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