KEIR STARMER is visiting Brussels to join a meeting of European Union leaders, making him the first British prime minister to do so since Brexit.
The talks will focus on defence, security cooperation, and trade. Starmer will also meet Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.
The government has stated it will not rejoin the EU’s single market, customs union, or freedom of movement but is seeking a closer relationship on crime, trade, and security. The aim is to finalise a new agreement by spring, potentially at a UK-EU summit in April or May.
EU leaders are meeting at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels, with discussions influenced by the ongoing war in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Trump has pushed for the EU to take greater responsibility for its defence and has threatened new trade tariffs.
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