Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders in February

Significant post-Brexit move comes as Brussels seeks closer ties with UK

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Trump invites China’s leader Xi Jinping to his presidential inauguration

Xi is expected to rebuff the offer, as attending the event might put the Chinese president in a subservient position. Donald Trump has invited China’s hardline president, Xi Jinping , to his ...
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UK leader Starmer invited to EU meeting in latest sign of post-Brexit thaw

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend a meeting of European Union leaders early next year
ABC News - 2d
Keir Starmer to hold talks with the EU on defence co-operation

British premier will accept an invitation by the bloc to discuss security matters, in the latest sign of improving relations
Financial Times - 2d
Jamal Khashoggi’s widow urges Starmer to raise husband’s murder at Saudi meeting

Starmer will meet crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for talks about forging closer ties on Monday. Jamal Khashoggi’s widow has urged Keir Starmer to raise her husband’s murder at his ...
The Guardian - 5d
Starmer to meet Saudi crown prince in push for infrastructure cash

Wooing of Mohammed bin Salman controversial because of human rights concerns. Keir Starmer will meet Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , as part of a controversial ...
The Guardian - 6d
Greece hopeful of deal on Parthenon Sculptures as Starmer meets Mitsotakis

Downing Street reiterates that UK prime minister will not stand in way of deal between Athens and British Museum
Financial Times - Dec. 3
UK's Starmer welcomes Greek leader for talks but says Parthenon Marbles are not on the agenda

Yahoo News - Dec. 3
Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU

It's "plain wrong" to suggest Donald Trump's return to the White House means the UK needs to pick a side, the PM says.
BBC News - Dec. 3
Starmer rejects false choice between Trump’s US and EU in key speech

At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’. Keir Starmer has “utterly rejected” the idea that the UK must choose between the United States ...
The Guardian - Dec. 2
Britain need not choose between Trump and EU, Starmer says

UK prime minister vows to strengthen ties with Washington, Brussels and Beijing in set-piece speech
Financial Times - Dec. 2