Starmer to join Macron for Armistice Day events in Paris

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer volition articulation French President Emmanuel Macron for Armistice Day events successful Paris connected Monday morning, with the 2 men acceptable to clasp talks connected European information and the apt interaction of a 2nd Trump presidency successful the US.

There is uncertainty astir Donald Trump's enactment for Ukraine aft helium said helium could extremity the warfare with Russia "in 1 day".

Ahead of attending a ceremonial astatine the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Macron and Starmer are expected to sermon Russia's ongoing penetration and the humanitarian concern successful Gaza, Downing Street said.

Sir Keir, who is believed to beryllium the archetypal British person to be the ceremonial connected the Champs Elysee since Winston Churchill successful 1944.

Sir Keir volition besides conscionable French Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

Questions person been raised pursuing Trump's US statesmanlike predetermination triumph astir what his 2nd word could mean for US enactment for Ukraine and Nato.

The UK and France person said backing Ukraine against Russia is indispensable erstwhile it comes to to protecting the European continent arsenic a whole.

Trump has antecedently told Nato members to summation defence spending, saying helium would fto aggressors specified arsenic Russia bash "whatever the hellhole it wants" to those that bash not.

On Sunday, Treasury Minister Darren Jones told BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that the authorities wanted to summation defence spending from 2.3% to 2.5% of the nationalist income.

However, helium did not accidental erstwhile the people would beryllium reached oregon whether it would beryllium met earlier the adjacent election, which could beryllium held successful 2029, astatine the latest.

Sir Keir joined different governmental leaders and members of the Royal Family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, for the yearly National Service of Remembrance ceremonial astatine the Cenotaph successful London connected Sunday.

King Charles led the federation successful 2 minutes of soundlessness successful remembrance of those who mislaid their lives serving successful the 2 satellite wars oregon different conflicts.

As connected Remembrance Sunday, 2 minutes of soundlessness volition beryllium held connected Armistice Day astatine 11:00 GMT.

It marks the infinitesimal World War One ended, astatine 11:00 connected the 11th time of the 11th month, successful 1918.