Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the European Commission headquarters during his visit to Brussels (Image: PA)
Sir Keir Starmer will continue cosying up to the EU on Tuesday when he welcomes Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Downing Street.
The leaders would have crossed paths in Brussels on Monday when Sir Keir jetted to an EU summit in an effort to strengthen ties with the Bloc.
reset minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will also give a speech this morning in Brussels this morning, in which he’ll pitch the benefits of a closer UK-EU relationship.
The second day of pro-EU events followed a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Chequers on Sunday and a big meeting of EU heads of state yesterday.
Five years on from , the UK Prime Minister is on a mission to bring Britain closer to its European neighbours, particularly on security and defence matters.
The Express’s political team will bring you the latest throughout the day on our live blog below.
Top Remainer MP also heads to UK-EU conference
Influential anti- Labour MP Stella Creasy will also head to Brussels today to represent the Labour Movement for Europe.
She told the politico website she’ll be delivering the message that it’s “time to stop talking about red lines and start talking about what is in our mutual interest” now the “situation has changed” regarding the United States.
Top Labour minister to make major speech on EU negotiations
‘s minister for the EU, Nick Thomas-Symonds, will make a major speech in Brussels this morning.
He will make Labour’s case for how their desired closer relationship will benefit security, resilience and economic growth for both the UK and EU.
It should kick off around 9.40am, and he’s not planning on taking any questions.
Keir Starmer set for second day of Brexit betrayal talks
Sir Keir will meet with the Danish Prime Minister today for a second day of high-level talks with European leaders, as he forges his EU ‘reset’ with the bloc.
It comes after his big day of meetings in Brussels yesterday, which concluded with a dinner to spell out five areas he wants closer relations with the EU.
These included R&D, military, security, and industrial collaboration.