There will be road closures in Oxfordshire as Sir Keir Starmer hosts more than 45 leaders from neighbouring countries at a major summit at Blenheim Palace this Thursday.

The summit has migration, energy and “defending and securing democracy” high on the agenda, according to Number 10.

So with that in mind, we will take a look at the road closures this week.

Road closures in Oxfordshire this week:

July 17 and 19 2024

Blenheim Palace is proud to host the fourth European Political Community Summit on Thursday, 18th July 2024.

This will impact local roads from Wednesday, July 17 to Friday, July 19.

The B4437 at its junction with the A44 to its junction with Stonesfield Riding will close from 2pm on Wednesday, 17th July, and reopen at 4am on Friday, July 19.

Stonesfield Straight from its junction with the B4437 to its junction with Akeman St will close at 2pm and reopen at 4am on the same days.

Langford Lane between the A44 Woodstock Road and Evenlode Crescent will close at 8pm on Wednesday and reopen at 11.59pm on Thursday, July 18.

Please note:

The Palace, Gardens (including Adventure Play) and Parkland will be closed from Monday, July 15 to Saturday, July 20.

Local and public footpaths will be closed from today (July 16) to Friday.

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European Political Community Summit 

In a statement, as he prepares to host the summit, Sir Keir said: “Europe is at the forefront of some of the greatest challenges of our time.

“Russia’s barbaric war continues to reverberate across our continent, while vile smuggling gangs traffic innocent people on perilous journeys that too often end in tragedy.

“We cannot be spectators in this chapter of history.

"We must do more and go further, not just for the courageous Ukrainians on the front lines, or those being trafficked from country to country, but so our future generations look back with pride at what our continent achieved together.

“I said I would change the way the UK engages with our European partners, working collaboratively to drive forward progress on these generational challenges, and that work starts at the European Political Community meeting on Thursday.”