'Increasingly clear UK's long-term interest requires closer ties with Europe'published at 10:35 BST10:35 BST

Starmer says it is "increasingly clear" that the UK's "long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union". The opportunities to "strengthen our security and cut the cost of living" are "simply too big to ignore", he adds, announcing that a summit with EU partners will occur in the near future. In the coming weeks, he says he will announce a new summit with EU partners designed to forge partnership