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Starmer to focus on border security and immigration at summit of European leaders

Starmer to focus on border security and immigration at summit of European leaders

Prime minister says he will renew relationship with Europe as he seeks defence and security agreements

Keir Starmer will put immigration and border security at the centre of his first summit with European leaders, as he races to agree changes to the asylum system to replace the defunct Rwanda scheme.

The prime minister will host 45 European leaders at Blenheim Palace for the European Political Community meeting on Thursday, the first opportunity for him to begin lobbying for new arrangements for dealing with asylum seekers trying to cross the Channel.

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