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,

PM says choosing between Brussels or Washington is not ‘either/or’ question in wake of US threat to impose tariffs on EU

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he would seek a strong trade relationship with the U.S. after President Donald Trump suggested he would slap Europe with tariffs after he hit America's biggest trading partners — Canada,

The new American President said the UK was "out of line" and claimed levies "might happen", before targeting the EU, who could expect something "soon".

Relations between presidents and prime ministers aren’t always easy, even without Elon Musk weighing in with his views.

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 PM will meet with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels this afternoon, followed by a press conference expected around 3.40pm