Starmer must use EPC forum to offer hopeful vision for Europe’s future

PM can seize moment and show how European Political Community can help shift dial away from authoritarianism

Keir Starmer's chance to introduce himself to nearly 50 European leaders in the historic surroundings of Blenheim Palace this week very nearly did not happen, according to some diplomatic sources.

Rishi Sunak, unlike Liz Truss, his predecessor as prime minister, who took Britain into the European Political Community (EPC), was not a great enthusiast for this still nascent addition to the crowded field of world summitry.