Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer joins Emmanuel Macron in Paris before attending an Armistice commemoration on Monday, 11 November.

The Prime Minister was invited to the capital city by the French president to attend the annual event.

Sir Keir will hold a bilateral meeting with Mr Macron in which they are expected to discuss foreign policy issues including the war in Ukraine and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

In the morning, the Prime Minister will host veterans, defence charities and British military personnel at the ambassador’s residence, and is also expected to meet the new French prime minister Michel Barnier.

Sir Keir is the first prime minister to visit France for Armistice Day since Winston Churchill joined Charles de Gaulle in 1944.

Asked why Sir Keir was making the trip, defence secretary Healey told Sky News: “This is a special year.

“We mark 80 years since D-Day invasions and some of the critical battles that liberated Europe and ended the Second World War.

“This is also a mark of the close relationship between the two leaders, between [MR] Macron and [Sir Keir], but also the historic bonds between our two countries and our two militaries.”