Sir Keir Starmer recently marked his 40th foreign trip since becoming the prime minister by attending the Climate summit in Brazil. The summit was held in Belem, a city known as the gateway to the Amazon rainforest, and Sir Keir hoped to further his net zero green agenda. The 4,600-mile trip comes before his 41st trip to Johannesburg in South Africa for a G20 summit later this month. Sir Keir’s growing number of foreign trips has seen him branded as “never here Keir”.
List of the foreign visits taken by Keir Starmer in 15 months
• USA: 5 • France: 5 • Germany: 3 • Brazil: 2 • Belgium: 2 • Norway: 2 • Italy: 2 • Ukraine: 2 • Ireland: 1 • Netherlands: 1 • Denmark: 1 • Poland: 1 • Switzerland: 1 • Albania: 1 • Hungary: 1 • Estonia: 1 • Azerbaijan: 1 • Cyprus: 1 • Egypt: 1 • Saudi Arabia: 1 • United Arab Emirates: 1 • India: 1 • South Africa: 1 • Canada: 1 • Samoa: 1
Here's a summary of Keir Starmer's foreign travel activity in just 15 months:
| Destination | Trips | Round-trip miles (approx.) | Total miles |
| USA (Washington/New York average) | 5 | 6,900 | 34,500 |
| France (Paris) | 5 | 460 | 2,300 |
| Germany (Berlin) | 3 | 1,000 | 3,000 |
| Brazil (Belem) | 2 | 9,200 | 18,400 |
| Belgium (Brussels) | 2 | 220 | 440 |
| Norway (Oslo) | 2 | 1,100 | 2,200 |
| Italy (Rome) | 2 | 1,800 | 3,600 |
| Ukraine (Kyiv) | 2 | 3,100 | 6,200 |
| Ireland (Dublin) | 1 | 600 | 600 |
| Netherlands (Amsterdam) | 1 | 450 | 450 |
| Denmark (Copenhagen) | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Poland (Warsaw) | 1 | 1,900 | 1,900 |
| Switzerland (Zurich) | 1 | 980 | 980 |
| Albania (Tirana) | 1 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| Hungary (Budapest) | 1 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| Estonia (Tallinn) | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Azerbaijan (Baku) | 1 | 5,700 | 5,700 |
| Cyprus (Nicosia) | 1 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Egypt (Cairo) | 1 | 4,400 | 4,400 |
| Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) | 1 | 6,300 | 6,300 |
| UAE (Abu Dhabi) | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| India (New Delhi) | 1 | 8,400 | 8,400 |
| South Africa (Pretoria/Joburg) | 1 | 11,200 | 11,200 |
| Canada (Ottawa/Toronto) | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| Samoa (Apia) | 1 | 19,000 | 19,000 |
Note: This is an estimate only, not the exact miles travelled
1️⃣ Total miles travelled (estimated)
2️⃣ Approximate total taxpayer cost for Sir Keir Starmer’s 40 foreign trips.
✈️ 1. Approximate Miles Travelled
Using average round‑trip flight distances from London (Heathrow as reference) for each destination, multiplied by the number of visits:
🔹 Estimated total miles travelled: ≈ 154,370 miles
Equivalent to over six times around the Earth (Earth’s circumference ≈ 24,901 miles).
💷 2. Estimated Cost to Taxpayers
Estimating official trip costs can vary, but using historical benchmarks:
- Average official foreign trip by UK PM: £450,000–£600,000
(includes entourage to/from airports, RAF flights, helicopters, security, support staff, accommodation, logistics, and advance teams)
Sources: NAO & Cabinet Office transparency releases (Johnson & May premierships)
Let’s apply a conservative mean of £400,000 per trip:
40 trips × £400,000 = £16,000,000 (≈ £16 million)
This is a broad, indicative total, assuming:
- Some nearby European visits cost less (£100–200k),
- Transcontinental trips (US, Asia, Africa, Pacific) cost substantially more (often £500k–£1 million each).
So a realistic range is:
£12 million – £16 million total taxpayer cost, depending on trip length, delegation size, helicopter and aircraft choice (RAF Voyager vs chartered aircraft).
Keir Starmer - The Carbon Footprint
Based on the total of 154,370 miles, the estimated carbon footprint is approximately 42.5 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent).
This calculation is an estimate based on the following key assumptions:
- Mode of Transport: All travel is assumed to be air travel.
- Cabin Class: The calculation uses a factor for an economy class passenger. Travel in business or first class would result in a significantly higher footprint (2-4 times greater) as it takes up more space on the aircraft.1
- Emission Factor: The footprint is calculated using an industry average of 171 grams of CO2e per passenger-kilometre (which is 90 g/km of CO2, multiplied by 1.9 to account for the other non-CO2 warming effects of aviation at altitude).2
🌎 Calculation Breakdown
- Total Miles: 154,370 miles
- Total Kilometres: 248,433 km (154,370 miles * 1.60934)
- Emission Factor: 0.171 kg of CO2e per km
- Total Footprint (kg): 248,433 km * 0.171 kg/km = 42,482 kg of CO2e
- Total Footprint (Tonnes): 42.5 tonnes of CO2e
To put this number in context, 42.5 tonnes of CO2e is roughly equivalent to the total annual emissions of 8-9 average passenger cars (each driving ~11,000 miles per year).
Yet he and other ministers attended the recent climate change summit to discuss how we can reduce our carbon footprint.
🌍 Summary
In your view, is this money well spent? Why is Keir Starmer so intent on making trips abroad when the UK is in a state of chaos with regard to economy, immigration, politics, etc.? It is already on record that he prefers Davos to Westminster. But that does not excuse him for leaving the country so often, racking up fortunes in travel, carbon footprint etc.
Here are some facts about the recent Climate change conference in Brazil: 500 UK delegates at the cop 30 conference.
1.5million kg of co2. In return flights.
140,000 kg of co2 for a 7 day week of staying in hotels.
1.2million kg of co2 every year for the 100,000 trees cut down to make room for the conference. That's how much zoom calls could have saved alone for the British delegation.
CLICK HERE to read the article
Oh - and Britain paid £50 million pounds to cut a swathe of jungle in order to build a road to the conference...
Haven't they heard of Zoom? About £150 for an annual subscription...
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UPDATE
Here is the latest information regarding trips by our Prime Minister: CLICK HERE
