"an interregnum explained by Brexit and the now healed sore of Gibraltar. The absence of highest level diplomacy has become more glaring given the two men are the leading social democratic leaders of Europe, facing similar problems of migration, souring populist parties, the climate crisis and divisions over how to minimise the damage caused to the European global influence by Donald Trump's erratic unilateralism."
"On migration for instance Sanchez, faced by Vox, the rightwing populist party currently at 15% in the polls, will not apologise for saying migration is a necessary boon to the economy. I am willing to explain the figures and how migration is helping to boost the economy and to increase our social spending. We have to do it with clear data in order to fight the populist approach, he said."
A bilateral summit between Pedro Sanchez and Keir Starmer marks the first meeting of Spanish and British prime ministers in over a decade, following Brexit and tensions over Gibraltar. Both leaders occupy leading social democratic positions in Europe and face shared challenges: migration, rising populism, the climate crisis and strains from unpredictable US unilateralism. Sanchez positions himself as a values-oriented socialist willing to frame foreign policy beyond the transatlantic bond. Sanchez openly defends migration as a necessary economic boon, emphasizes clear data to counter populism and links migration to boosting the economy and social spending.
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