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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Rowena Mason

Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders

Keir Starmer and Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, sit and talk at Chequers on Sunday.
Keir Starmer hosted Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, at Chequers on Sunday. On Monday he meets all 27 EU leaders, the first time since Brexit that a UK PM has done so. Photograph: Ben Stansall/PA

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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