on sunday, the british prime minister met the german chancellor, olaf scholz, with sir keir saying hets it is attending those meetings as an observer. commitment to strengthening the uk's partnership with the eu. to russia's war in ukraine, are at the top of the agenda. our security correspondent frank gardner outlines we can expect from the summit. but there are a number of kind of negative factors one is that, as you rightly mentioned, that the kind and that will be good news for those countries countries like hungary and slovakia. for countries to spend more. to spend on defence. a lot of western nations have emptied their armouries britain's army is dwindling in size and there is that it could be in quite a difficult position. particularly in terms of missile defence, there is another factor here that is really worrying people, wanting a deal for the united states to buy greenland. initially to her country don't worry, you know, it's not for sale. where president trump has said, "no, i'm serious." in beijing, as well, because it undermines western unity taking what they want. what

chancellor olaf scholz with sir keir saying he wants neighbours, but britain will not be rejoining thethat a british prime minister will attend a european council meeting. downing street says it represents sir keir�*s with the eu. to russia's war in ukraine, are at the top of the agenda. expect from the summit. there's a very strong statement that's been put out in advance to destroy russia's war machine, to take advantage of the economic sanctions on russia, to not let up, to push on and to try and kind of press ahead invasion of ukraine. here which are probably not mentioned in that. of the person who's not of this, of course, to end the ukraine war. slovakia. but then there's also the whole business of how much money countries spend on their defence. some cases, on defence. to spend on defence. a lot of western nations have emptied their armouries itjust simply hasn't got enough muscle, in some cases, there is another factor here that is really worrying people, wanting a deal for the united states to buy greenland. denmark's prime minister, mette frederiksen, said initially to her c

on sunday, the british prime minister met the german chancellor olaf scholz with sir keir saying he wantst be rejoining the eu. commitment to strengthening the uk's partnership with the eu. defence and security — including europe's response to russia's war in ukraine — are at the top of the agenda. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman gave me his assessment of what might come out of this meeting. that keir starmer is going to attend tonight will take that's not what keir starmer is doing today, but he is hoping that this dinner will pave the way to a better relationship, a reset relationship, as he repeatedly where the uk is strong, particularly when it comes will be hoping to use the uk's presence there, european union countries when it comes to defence spending and when it comes to supporting ukraine to do more now. better relationship in other areas as well. and henry, iwanted to ask you, of course, also impose levies on the uk, well, i don't think downing street knows i mean, they, like us, are waking up to interpret what donald trump has said overnight, and that's to have

german chancellor olaf scholz said the eu was strong enough to react to any u.s.evees although the goal he said should be cooperation. overnight, president trump said that u.k. was also out of line on trade but hopes something could be worked out. sir keir starmer has traveled to brussels tonight to be in talks with a reset on the european union. our political chris mason has been watching. chris: the headquarters of the european union, the clubs leaders mingling in brussels. their focus today to defend ukraine but defending their trade with america uppermost in mind, too. you can imagine how the talk of tariffs have gone down here. >> we have to do everything to avoid this totally unnecessary and stupid terror before, trade war. >> what is clear is there are no winners and trade wars. if the united states and the u.s. starts a trade war, the one laughing on the site is china. >> this is one of the most important things. i will not start a war. i want to start negotiations. chris: just before european leaders landed in brussels, president trump landed in washingto

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. >> the german chancellor, olaf scholz, is calling for unity to ensure global economic prosperity. >> the globalisierung. >> der. >> weltweit austausch von braun und guten. >> globalization the. >> worldwide exchange of goods and commodities, has proven to be a great. >> success story that has created prosperity for us all. in the uk and germany, in the usa, but also in many other parts of the world. that's why it's important that we don't divide up the world now with a lot of customs barriers, but that we also make this exchange of goods and services possible for the future. global markets are reacting to the potential trade war. already, markets in europe have tumbled. look at that. just in the first hour of trade. for more on reactions in china, we'll go now to cnn's marc stewart in beijing. because obviously, a lot of eyes on china here, the impact that will be there. but every country is now questioning whether they're going to be in a trade war with america. >> well, let's just look at the markets for a moment. here in asia, two of the biggest indexes, the nikkei in japan and t

it looks like olaf scholz is the man he's trying to appeal to. >> fifth meeting with him yesterday sincem. >> 18 days until the german election. >> and he's out. >> and he's out. >> he's in third place in the polls. >> he's going to be humiliated. >> he's going to be humiliated. >> why is so much political capital being invested in yesterday's met? >> it's incredible. germany's chancellor. >> but the peculiar thing here is we all heard donald trump on the tarmac just before he. stepped onto air force one overnight, saying europe is definitely going to be slapped by tariffs, probably 25%. and britain, oh, maybe. maybe not. we're on the precipice here. why are. >> our why is the foreign. >> our why is the foreign. >> office and the prime minister jumping into bed with the lot that are definitely going to get tariffs? >> i quite agree. >> i quite agree. >> it'sjust >> i quite agree. >> it's just a nightmare, isn't it? >> political timing. >> political timing. >> it's just a >> political timing. >> it'sjust a nightmare. >> it's just a nightmare. i that's his choice. that's what he's chosen t

it is, as sir keir starmer is set to meet german chancellor olaf scholz tomorrow.ll become the first prime minister since brexit to attend dinner with eu leaders. lib dem leader ed davey is hoping he'll aim to bring the uk closer to the european bloc, arguing it will put rocket boosters on the uk economy and strengthen our hand against donald trump. but should we be focusing on our relationship with america rather than the eu? interesting debate. this one, isn't it? joining me now is former labour spokesman at james matthewson, james that reset i mean does starmer does a lot of resets doesn't he. so now we're resetting our relationship with the eu. what's going on here then. >> yeah you're absolutely right johni >> yeah you're absolutely right john i think the word reset is has probably been one of the most used in politics over the past six months. >> black hole. black hole. >> black hole. black hole. >> exactly. and i think reset is up there with the rest. but yeah this is this is what they're aiming to do. it's trying to really reset that relationship and take t

sir keir starmer is in germany today for talks with chancellor olaf scholz there, ahead of a europeanreat where defence is expected to top that agenda. labouris is expected to top that agenda. labour is also facing scrutiny over a donation linked to the eu, and the conservatives are warning the prime minister not to accept any further influence from the european union. but according to shadow business secretary, the prime minister should redirect his plane to washington instead. speaking to camilla tominey earlier here on gb news, andrew griffith agreed that sir keir starmer argued rather that sir keir starmer should prioritise closer trade ties with the us. >> we've been very clear with keir starmer about what he's not to be doing going off to brussels tomorrow, selling out this country. actually, i'd much rather he was on a plane to the united states. that's the big opportunity. it's an opportunity we wouldn't have if we hadn't taken advantage of brexit. we hadnt taken advantage of brexit. we hadn't got control back for our trade policy. for the first time in 42 years. in that perio

speaking during the visit of the german chancellor, olaf scholz, to chequers, the prime minister saido want a reset of the relationship that does not involve a return to the eu. now the two leaders met at the prime minister's country residence ahead of sir keir's visit to belgium for a summit of european leaders. the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, has urged the prime minister to start talks on a new union with the eu, claiming it would boost the uk economy and strengthen trade against the us. the uk is set to become the first country in the world to criminalise owning ai tools that create images of child sexual abuse. home secretary yvette cooper says offenders could face up to five years in prison under the new crackdown. owning ai paedophile manuals could carry a three year sentence. meanwhile, ministers are warning that al generated images are being used to blackmail children and push them into live streaming abuse. new laws to target smuggling gangs have been introduced in an effort to stop small boat crossings and migrant deaths in the english channel. the home office hopes these

mr starmer spoke to reporters while hosting the german chancellor, olaf scholz, ahead of a trip to brussels to improve relations with the european union. well, sir keir has been urged to pursue a new customs union with the eu, but he also wants to maintain good relations with the us. >> what i want to see is strong trading relations. and in the discussions that i've had with president trump, that's what we have centred on in those strong trading relationships. so it's very early days. i've been very clear since i became prime minister that i do want to reset the relationship between the uk and the eu. that does not involve a return to the european union. we had a referendum here on that and that matter is settled. >> meanwhile, donald trump says any potential pain caused by his trade war with canada, mexico and china will be worth the price. canada and mexico were hit with 25% import taxes on goods, and there's a 10% tax on china. well, china and mexico say they will implement corresponding countermeasures. and canada has already responded with a for tat 25% on us imports. however, the pres

we've got olaf scholz at chequers today.e've got this brussels meeting, i think tomorrow he's very much eu focused. shouldn't he be aligning himself more with trump in america? >> rydon. >> rydon. >> i think that is the danger, isn't it? which is that, you know, britain left the european union just at a time, of course, when it seems like the rules based order is sort of coming apart. what are our alliances going to be now from the pro—european side? they look at some of them make the argument to me, which is that, hang on a sec. if we're being so ambitious with china, you know, going to sending over rachel reeves, that's 600 million deal a few weeks ago. why aren't we being a little bit more ambitious on europe, given how controversial china is via the europe? i do think that labour sees europe as the answer to growth in terms of the answer to growth in terms of the next 2 to 3 years or so. obviously, things like heathrow are sort of ten years down the line, but we're going to see a variety of different areas. i think chief

he was speaking during the visit of the german chancellor, olaf scholz, to his country residence, chequers, ahead of a meeting of all 27 eu leaders at a summit in brussels on monday. starmer will become the first prime minister to do that since brexit. >> what i want to see is strong trading relations and in the discussions that i've had with president trump, that's what we have centred on in those strong trading relationships. so it's very early days. i've been very clear since i became prime minister that i do want to reset the relationship between the uk and the eu. that does not involve a return to the european union. we had a referendum here on that and that matter is settled. >> meanwhile, donald trump says any potential pain caused by his trade war with canada, mexico and china will be worth the price. canada and mexico have announced retaliatory tariffs after the us imposed 25% import taxes on goods from the two countries and 10% from those from china. china says it will implement countermeasures to defend its legitimate interests. mexico and canada have already acted with tariffs

mr starmer spoke to reporters while hosting the german chancellor, olaf scholz, ahead of a trip to brusselsimprove relations with the european union. while sir keir has been urged to pursue a new customs union with the eu. but he also wants to maintain good relations with the us. >> what i want to see is strong trading relations and in the discussions that i've had with president trump, that's what we have centred on in those strong trading relationships. so it's very early days. i've been very clear since i became prime minister that i do want to reset the relationship between the uk and the eu. that does not involve a return to the european union. we had a referendum here on that and that matter is settled. >> meanwhile, donald trump says any potential pain caused by his trade war with canada, mexico and china will be worth the price. canada and mexico were hit with 25% import taxes on goods, and there's a 10% tax on china. well, china and mexico say they will implement corresponding countermeasures, and canada has already responded with a for tat 25% on us imports. mexico were price. can

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