Be suspicious'...warning over EU ties

NIGEL Farage has told people to be deeply suspicious of Sir Keir Starmer's bid to forge closer links with European leaders.

- Michael Knowles

The Reform UK leader's warning comes as the Prime Minister hosts a summit on migration today, where border security will "be at the heart of the Government's reset with Europe".

Sir Keir will pledge at the European Political Community meeting to work with the EU on tackling people-smuggling gangs wreaking havoc on their southern and eastern borders.

But hours after yesterday's King's Speech paved the way for the UK to align with EU rules and diktats, Mr Farage said: "We should all be suspicious of the Government's motives here. They are all rejoiners."

Stealth

Tory Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg added: "Sir Keir never wanted to leave the EU and with this summit and the proposal in the King's Speech to make it simpler to adopt EU rules, he is trying to reverse Brexit by stealth." Sir Keir said yesterday: "We cannot let the challenges of the recent past define our relationships of the future.

"That is why European security will be at the forefront of this Government's foreign and defence priorities and why I am focused on seizing this moment to renew our relationship with Europe.