Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand and former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop go head-to-head with fiery disagreements on Albanese's foreign policy

Anthony Albanese’s high-profile visit to the United Kingdom has divided opinion at home, with Sky News panellists Joe Hildebrand and Bronwyn Bishop clashing over whether the Prime Minister’s speech to the British Labour Party conference strengthened Australia’s standing or undermined it.

Mr Albanese travelled to Liverpool to stand alongside embattled UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, declaring the two nations would work together to “defend democracy itself” and resist “the low politics of fear and resentment”.

The speech was warmly welcomed by Mr Starmer, who called Mr Albanese “a friend of mine and an inspiration”, but it triggered fierce debate on Sharri Markson’s Sky News program.

Mr Hildebrand, a long-time political commentator, argued the Prime Minister had struck a constructive b