British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European Union leaders at a dinner on Monday that he wanted to work together to expand the continent's defences, including greater cooperation on missions and the cost of rearmament.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday joined European Union leaders in Brussels for talks on strengthening cooperation on defence five years after the UK left the bloc. Rejoining the EU was out of question but "I do think that we can have a better,

Sir Keir Starmer's speech at NATO HQ ahead of EU leaders meeting in Brussels. The Prime Minister reiterates Britain's commitment to countering Russia by continuing to back Ukraine. He also says US President Donald Trump's sanctions will be effective.

U.S. President Donald Trump said trade tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and U.K., but he signaled that a deal could be worked out with Britain.

US President Donald Trump has hinted the European Union (EU) could be next to face tariffs, after he slapped 25% levies on goods from Mexico and Canada along with an additional 10% tax on imports from China. While arriving in Maryland from Florida, Trump told the BBC that tariffs on EU goods imported into the US could happen "pretty soon".

It may be true that "the UK does not appear to be directly in Trump's sights", said The Guardian 's economics editor, Heather Stewart, "but even if the UK can avoid being slapped with tariffs directly", our "open economy" means we are vulnerable to the knock-on effects of any "significant slowdown in international trade flows".