Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels, becoming the first British prime minster to attend a European Union leaders’ meeting since the U.K. left the bloc five years ago.

Strengthening Britain's relations with Germany was the focus of a meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday. Scholz met with Starmer at the Chequers country estate outside of London.

U.K. prime minister also wants the EU to target Russia’s energy revenues to keep the pressure on “rattled” leader Vladimir Putin.

London: Keir Starmer on Monday became the first British Prime Minister to join European Union (EU) leaders at an informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels since Brexit, with defence and security talks at the heart of their agenda.

PM meets counterparts in the Palais d'Egmont, where Ted Heath signed the treaty taking Britain into the Common Market in 1972