British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has visited the site of Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz. After the visit Friday he voiced his “sheer horror” at what he saw and vowed that he would fight the growing antisemitism which is causing fears to rise among Jews even in Britain.
The UK and Poland will start work on a new defence and security agreement on Friday, when Sir Keir Starmer travels to the eastern European country for talks. The Prime Minister has said that it is “time to take our partnership to the next level” with Warsaw and that “closer collaboration” with allies such as Poland will “protect the UK’s national security”.
Keir Starmer has spoken of "deep bonds of family, of history, and of friendship" on a state visit to Poland - where he unveiled a new security and defence pact.
Poland agreement will also help both countries tackle smuggling gangs, combat disinformation, and address hybrid threats. | ITV National News
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he wants a “Breturn” rather than Brexit after discussing co-operation between the UK and EU in talks with Sir Keir Starmer on his visit to Warsaw. Mr Tusk, who was president of the European Council when Britain voted to leave the trading bloc,
The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders.
The Starmers' joint visit comes after Lady Victoria, who is Jewish, headed to the site without her husband on Thursday. An estimated 1.3 million people were sent to the camp complex, including nearly 1.1 million Jewish people. Of them, 960,000 died in the camp.
UK PM is heading for the Polish capital as part of efforts to ramp up coordination with European allies on defense.
Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Poland on Friday for negotiations with Donald Tusk on a new defence and security deal. The Prime Minister will meet his Polish counterpart in Warsaw for talks on the treaty aimed at tackling shared threats including Russian aggression and people smuggling gangs.
Sir Keir Starmer will visit Poland on Friday, when he will hold talks on a new security pact to protect the UK's national security. The new treaty, which the prime minister will discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk,
The prime minister was on his first visit to the concentration camp where 1.1 million people perished before its liberation 80 years ago.
British prime minister Keir Starmer visited Poland on Friday to discuss border issues and military support for Warsaw.View on euronews