Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sir Keir Starmer said he wants to rebuild the UK's relationship with EuropeByKatya AdlerEurope Editor, Reporting fromin Brussels Published11 May 2026 "A UK prime minister, using the idea of getting closer to the European Union as a political life vest to get the British public on his side? That is certainly not something we in the EU would have predicted. Especially when you think – it's the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote next month!" This was the response of an EU contact of mine, here in Brussels. He asked to remain anonymous to be able to speak freely. We were discussing the highly anticipated speech given by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Following the massive slap in the face he got from voters last week in local elections, he launched a bid this morning to save his political life.
Published: May 11, 2026 5:15 pm
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