Feb 3, 2025 · Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime minister has done so since Brexit. Starmer is heading over the English ...

6 days ago · Sir Keir Starmer’s government will adopt a policy of “ruthless pragmatism” and is willing to “fight” its opponents as it seeks to deepen economic relations with the EU, the minister in charge...

Feb 3, 2025 · LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer travels to Brussels on Monday, becoming the first British prime minister to attend a European Union leaders’ meeting since the U.K. left the bloc five years ago. Starmer will head to dinner with EU leaders at Brussels’s neoclassical Egmont Palace, walking a diplomatic and economic tightrope.

3 days ago · But Keir Starmer’s February 3 visit was significant, because it was the first time since Brexit that a British prime minister was invited to join the EU leaders for their traditional post-summit ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has urged Sir Keir Starmer to begin talks on a new UK-EU customs union when he meets European leaders in Brussels on Monday. Sir Ed told the BBC the move could...

Feb 3, 2025 · The last EU diplomat quoted above described Starmer's attendance at the EU meeting as a “confidence booster” for the “longer trajectory” of resetting relations. Both Brussels and London say they want to do more on defense and security, and the topic is widely regarded as the easiest on which to find common ground.

Oct 2, 2024 · Sir Keir Starmer has made his first visit to Brussels since becoming prime minister. His main message: to rebuild ties and trust with the EU after the bitter bickering of Brexit negotiations.

Aug 28, 2024 · The government's desire to reset relations with the European Union does not mean reversing Brexit, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister said he wanted a closer relationship with...

Aug 29, 2024 · Sir Keir Starmer cannot sidestep Brussels as he seeks to improve the UK’s post-Brexit ties with the EU, officials in the bloc have warned after the British prime minister’s trips to Berlin...

Feb 4, 2025 · Sir Keir Starmer became the first British leader since Brexit to attend an EU summit in Brussels on Monday night, where he pressed the case for a “reset” in relations over a dinner of celeriac ...