By Enyichukwu Enemanna
The European Union (EU) has congratulated Keir Starmer on his Labour party’s election win in UK, an electoral victory the European Council President Charles Michel has described as “historic’.
“I look forward to working with you and your government in this new cycle for the UK,” Michel said on X, formerly Twitter.
“The EU and Britain are crucial partners, cooperating in all areas of mutual interest for our citizens,” he said on Friday.
He added that he would see Starmer at a European Political Community summit to be held in Britain on July 18 “where we will discuss common challenges, including stability, security, energy and migration”.
The European Parliament’s President, Roberta Metsola, also sent congratulations to Starmer on X.
“As allies and partners, it is in our common interest to continue working closely together,” she said of Britain, a former European Union member country that left the bloc four years ago.
The Labour Party secured a landslide victory to end 14 years of Conservative rule. “We did it!” Keir Starmer, the incoming prime minister, said in his victory speech. “Change begins now.”
Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat, saying it has been a “difficult night”.
