PM call with President Costa of the European Council: 20 July 2026

The Prime Minister spoke to António Costa, President of the European Council, this evening. 

The Prime Minister began by underlining the importance of creating a stronger Europe through a closer UK-EU relationship. 

That included working together on shared challenges such as defence and security and driving growth across the UK and Europe. 

They both agreed their respective teams would work closely towards a UK-EU summit later in the year. 

They looked forward to speaking again soon.