British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European Union leaders at a dinner on Monday that he wanted to work together to expand the continent's defences, including greater cooperation on missions and the cost of rearmament.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday joined European Union leaders in Brussels for talks on strengthening cooperation on defence five years after the UK left the bloc. Rejoining the EU was out of question but "I do think that we can have a better,