Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to MPs after mistakenly suggesting the Government had struck a trade deal with Pyongyang.Defending his record on the international stage, the Prime Minister told MPs he had "been negotiating serious trade deals" during his premiership, including with North Korea.But he later stood up and laughed as he told the Commons: "I've just been handed a note saying that I inadvertently said we did a trade deal with North Korea rather than South Korea.

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to MPs after mistakenly suggesting the Government had struck a trade deal with Pyongyang.Defending his record on the international stage, the Prime Minister told MPs he had "been negotiating serious trade deals" during his premiership, including with North Korea.But he later stood up and laughed as he told the Commons: "I've just been handed a note saying that I inadvertently said we did a trade deal with North Korea rather than South Korea.