Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, said he was dreaming of a “Breturn” after talks with Sir Keir Starmer over closer ties between the UK and European Union. “I am aware this is a dream: that instead of a Brexit, we will have a Breturn,” Mr Tusk told a news conference following the pair’s meeting in Warsaw on Friday afternoon.

When Nigel Farage's Reform UK is just one point behind you in the opinion polls, the last thing you want to be reminded about is Brexit.

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.

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 has hailed his "fantastic" discussions with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the "growing relationship" between the two countries, on a visit to Poland.

Keir Starmer said nothing could have prepared him for the 'sheer horror' of the Nazi death camp and the visit had strengthened his determination to stamp out the 'poison' of anti-Semitism

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 was due in Warsaw on Friday for talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, a day after he made his first visit to Ukraine.

Poland agreement will also help both countries tackle smuggling gangs, combat disinformation, and address hybrid threats. | ITV National News