Sir Keir Starmer pledged to rebuild the UK's relationship with Europe in a defiant speech on Monday.

"I know I have my doubters and I know I need to prove them wrong, and I will," the prime minister said during a speech in London.

Britain's embattled leader pledged a bigger, bolder more optimistic vision for the future with much closer ties to the EU as he fought for his job.

Sir Keir Starmer pledged to rebuild the UK's relationship with Europe in a defiant speech on Monday.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has alighted on resetting relations with Europe as a way of reviving his flagging popularity.