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Starmer stresses ‘urgency’ of closer defence ties with Europe at Munich conference


The UK prime minister said stronger security relied on greater cooperation and integration across the continent

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Keir Starmer said there was an urgent need for a closer UK defence relationship with Europe, covering procurement and manufacturing, so that the UK is at the centre of a stronger European defence setup.

In a rare visit to the Munich Security Conference, the British prime minister told the audience, to applause, “we are 10 years on from Brexit. We are not the Britain of the Brexit years.”

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/14/keir-starmer-munich-conference-closer-europe-defence-ties

Author : Patrick Wintour in Munich

Publish date : 2026-02-14 12:17:00

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