# Starmer warns change in Europe-US defence relationship is permanent and ‘not Trump aberration’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/starmer-warns-change-in-europe-us-defence-relationship-is-permanent-and-not-trump-aberration/
- Published: 2026-11-01T00:35:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T02:09:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16255811/Starmer-warns-Europe-US-defence-relationship-Trump.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Business, Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, Government, Markets, Politics, World

## Key points

- Starmer says Europe’s defence shift is permanent.
- He wants the UK central to a shared security framework.
- He says Europe must take greater responsibility for defence.

## Summary

Keir Starmer has warned that Europe’s defence relationship with the United States has changed permanently, saying the shift is “not an aberration” of Donald Trump’s presidency. Speaking in Dublin in his first major intervention since leaving Downing Street, he called for Europe to develop a common security framework with the UK at its centre.

Starmer said Europe had been caught unprepared by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and by US demands that European allies take greater responsibility for their own defence. He argued that stronger European security would not replace the US alliance, but would require more than simply raising defence spending. Starmer left frontline politics after resigning as Labour leader in the summer and has indicated an interest in international affairs.

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