starmer is heading over the english channel for talks meet nato secretary general mark rutte. and the i've been very clear since i became prime minister that i do want a reset of the relationship general at the institute of export & international trade, and he said that even though officially this meeting is about defence, trade and tariffs this is a really important meeting and is the latest to try and overcome some of those fairly significant frictions that still exist between trade with should it improve? because there is a lot of pressure on the prime of the single market, they are adamant to say we will not do that but what they can talk about is food and animal products being traded more from these talks? to get a much closer relationship with the eu, to try and overcome some of those fairly significant frictions that still exist between trade with the eu and the uk. and with the threat of tariffs from the us, it is even more important, isn't it, that the eu and uk trade relationship improves but to what extent should it improve? because there is a lot of pressure on the prime m

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sir keir starmer made the comments after talks with the nato boss mark rutte, ahead of that eu leader'sner in brussels. it came amid the prospect of a trade war with the us, after donald trump said he plans to hit the eu with tariffs , plans to hit the eu with tariffs, and the us president has confirmed he will delay imposing tariffs on mexico for a month, and has hinted the uk may escape and has hinted the uk may escape a similar sanction. trump stated the uk is out of line, but has suggested a deal might be worked out after constructive conversations with the prime minister. trump announced 25% tariffs on canada and mexico and 10% for china, but he has announced a temporary reprieve for mexico after, in his words, a very friendly conversation with president claudia sheinbaum. a global markets did slump earlier following trump's series of announcements and his stated intention on imposing tariffs on the eu. that's it for the moment. i'll be back with more in about an hour's time. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or

well, earlier, the prime minister held talks with the nato boss mark rutte, with defence and security cooperation a key part of a trip which has been described as a tightrope act as he attempts to forge closer ties with the eu without angenng closer ties with the eu without angering the us president. meanwhile, donald trump has confirmed the us will delay imposing tariffs on mexico for a month after agreeing a border deal with president claudia sheinbaum. trump announced 25% tariffs on canada and mexico yesterday and 10% for china. it's all due to begin tomorrow, but he's announced a temporary reprieve after mexico agreed to send 10,000 troops to the border to stem the flow of illegal drugs. well, global markets slumped earlier following trump's announcements and his stated intention to impose tariffs on the eu. but he has hinted that he may not hit the uk with a similar sanction. finally, a 14 year old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil has been found guilty of attempted murder. the jury saw cctv footage showing the pupil in the school hall earlier in the day, where she appear

earlier, the prime minister held talks with the nato boss, mark rutte, saying he wants deeper defencecooperation and an ambitious security partnership with the eu. his comments come as europe considers how to respond to donald trump's return to the white house, and the threat of tariffs on european goods. well, donald trump has paused tariffs on mexican and canadian goods for 30 days after both countries agreed a border deal with the us. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, says that's been postponed after he agreed to deploy 10,000 soldiers to protect the border and increase resources to stop the flow of the drug fentanyl heading into the drug fentanyl heading into the united states from canada. it follows a similar development earlier, after the mexican president, claudia sheinbaum, agreed to improve border security and clamp down on drug trafficking and illegal migration. and a 14 year old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil has been found guilty of attempted murder. earlier, the jury saw cctv footage showing the pupil in the school hall where she appeared to stab the

sir keir starmer has been speaking alongside mark rutte, the head of nato, following talks in brussels. defence spending high on the agenda. but also he faced questions about the threat of tariffs from donald trump. the joint news conference came after starmer joined joint news conference came after starmerjoined an informal eu leaders summit. he's the first british prime minister to do so since brexit. >> the relationship between the uk and the us and the eu. i have always been clear that both are important to us. now that for me, isn't new. i think that's always been the case and will be the case for many, many years to come. that's why in my discussions with president trump, we've touched on issues of trade and on issues of security, both really important in relation to the trade that we already do between our two countries, but also the security, the defence and the intelligence partnership that we've founded over many, many years, hugely important to our collective defence. >> well, the prime minister mentioned donald trump. he has confirmed that the us will delay import tariffs o

sir keir starmer made the comments after talks with the nato boss, mark rutte, ahead of meeting eu leaders at a dinner in brussels tonight. it's all part of a reset with the bloc. it came amid the prospect of a trade war with the us, after donald trump said he'll hit the eu with tariffs, but may give the uk a reprieve. the prime minister was asked if he'd be willing to water down the uk's reset, with the european bloc to keep washington onside. >> relationship between the uk and the us and the eu. i have always been clear that both are important to us. now that for me, isn't new. i think that's always been the case and will be the case for many, many years to come. that's why in my discussions with president trump, we've touched on issues of trade and on issues of security, both really important in relation to the trade that we already do between our two countries, but also the security, the defence and the intelligence partnership that we've founded over many, many years. hugely important to our collective defence. >> well, donald trump has confirmed the us will delay imposing tariffs on