Live: UK hosts meeting with EU leaders to discuss major issues

Sir Keir Starmer is seeking to “fire the starting gun” on Britain’s “new approach to Europe” as he hosts a summit with continental leaders, a day after setting out his government’s agenda in the King’s Speech. The prime minister will use the 47-member European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, to push for action to secure the continent’s borders, as he steps up efforts to tackle the UK’s asylum backlog. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: https:/