Prime Minister Keir Starmer had hoped to spend Monday marking a new milestone in the UK’s much-promised reset with European Union five years after Brexit. Instead, he received a dramatic reminder of how much harder that will be with Donald Trump back in the White House.

President Trump’s threats are carrying more weight after his moves against Canada, Mexico and China. Europe has been preparing for the possibility of a trade war for months.

Asked by the BBC, President Trump says the EU "don't take our cars, they don't take our farm products. They take almost nothing."

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,

Sir Keir Starmer addressed EU leaders as he became the first UK prime minister to join the European Council members since Brexit.