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Starmer calls for ‘ambitious’ new UK-EU ties as Trump threatens to quit Nato

globalApril 1, 2026
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Starmer calls for ‘ambitious’ new UK-EU ties as Trump threatens to quit Nato
PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’, in pivot away from US
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PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’, in pivot away from US

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The UK will seek an even deeper partnership with the EU because of the instability wreaked by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, Keir Starmer has said, adding that the moment called for a more ambitious deal with Brussels to strengthen trade and defence.

His comments came as the US president again said he was considering pulling the US out of Nato, which he described as a “paper tiger”. Trump has frequently lambasted the UK and European nations for failing to support the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and criticised their militaries.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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