Carney seeks partnerships with ‘like-minded’ nations in return U.K. visit

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London for meetings with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain and Iceland to discuss trade and security.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London for meetings with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain and Iceland to discuss trade and security.

Carney had been scheduled to meet Friday with the Danish prime minister, but that meeting was cancelled.

Four drones flew over Danish airports Wednesday night into Thursday morning, raising security concerns linked to recent Russian incursions into NATO nations’ airspace.

Carney took part in a panel discussion Friday at the Global Progress Action Summit with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir.

The panel focused on how centre-left political parties can compete with growing right-wing populism.

Carney said “like-minded” countries must work together in the face of the economic and geopolitical “rupture” driven by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.

“We have learned the lesson that we … need to be masters in our own home. We can’t be over-reliant on one trading partner. We can address it by building at home and diversifying,” Carney said.

“We’ve got to make sure with like-minded trading partners around the world. That’s not everybody in the world, but countries that share our values, a shared commitment to open markets.”