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

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.

The constitution and EU relations minister delivered a major speech this morning setting out the framework for the government’s “Brexit reset”. Nick Thomas-Symonds, a longtime close ally of the prime minister who resides in the Cabinet Office,

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

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