Starmer's 'reset' with the EU will focus on 'defence for trade' but an 'EU-hating' president in the White House could cause the PM trouble

The Prime Minister will continue cosying up to the EU by dining his Danish counterpart this evening after jetting to Brussels yesterday.

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 Channel for talks focused on defence and security co-operation and will also meet Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Sir Keir Starmer will have to “take sides” in the looming trade war between Donald Trump’s United States and the EU, the European Parliament’s Brexit reset lead has warned.

U.K. prime minister also wants the EU to target Russia’s energy revenues to keep the pressure on “rattled” leader Vladimir Putin.

Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) from midday - watch the build-up at the top of the page. It comes after the government has