Truss to attend first meeting of European Political Community

Truss is said to be keen to ensure the new club does not cut across Nato or the G7. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

Liz Truss will attend the inaugural summit of the European Political Community (EPC) next week, an initiative by the EU aimed at uniting the continent to work together on security and other common projects.

The prime minister plans to attend the first EPC summit in Prague on 6 October, a No 10 source told the Guardian, despite her scepticism about the EU-led initiative.