Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders

Possible security pact overshadowed by need to settle EU-UK dispute over fishing rights

Keir Starmer’s hopes for a defence and security pact risk being stalled over fishing rights, as he heads to Brussels for the first post-Brexit meeting of its kind on Monday.

The prime minister has been invited to join the EU’s 27 heads of state and government for dinner in Brussels to discuss EU-UK defence, a subject that has gained urgency following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.

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Keir Starmer orders public inquiry into Southport attack

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Keir Starmer says UK will deliver new mobile air defence system to Ukraine

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