FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on August 28, 2024. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Starmer to host Scholz for Ukraine, Middle East talks

British PM Keir Starmer will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday at his Chequers country residence, weeks before Germany's national election, a spokesperson said.

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday at his Chequers country residence, Starmer's spokesperson said on Friday, weeks before a national election is due to take place in Germany.

The two leaders are expected to discuss issues around Ukraine and the Middle East, the spokesperson said.

Scholz's party, the centre-left Social Democrats, is tipped to come third in the Feb. 23 general election, according to the latest poll published by INSA on Jan. 25.

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, Writing by Sam Tabahriti, Editing by William James)

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