Victoria Starmer made an emotional return visit to Auschwitz alongside her husband, the prime minister, during their visit to Poland.Lady Starmer, whose Jewish family left Poland for Britain before the Second World War,

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.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the site of Nazi German extermination camp Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw and vowing that he would fight the growing antisemitism which is causing fears to rise among Jews including in Britain.

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The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders.

The prime minister was on his first visit to the concentration camp where 1.1 million people perished before its liberation 80 years ago.

Poland signalled to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he won't be arrested if he attends the 80th anniversary commemoration marking the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. Any representative of the Israeli leadership who wishes to participate on January 27 can feel safe and will not be arrested,

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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

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday condemned what he called "the poison of antisemitism rising around the world" after a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former German Nazi concentration camp.

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk made the comments during a visit by Sir Keir to Warsaw to discuss deepening defence ties to fend off Russian aggression.