Starmer may struggle to hit Macron’s ‘high bar’ in US talks, officials fear
British officials fear Emmanuel Macron has “set the bar very high” ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s White House showdown ...
UK to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says 2 days before Trump meeting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Tuesday to raise U.K. defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027, saying ...
Macron and Starmer Have Played Trump’s Game Before, but the Rules Are Changing
The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him ...
Tyrant Putin only responds to strength – we have to fight for peace with action, Keir says as he hikes defence spending
SIR Keir Starmer has vowed to pump an extra £13 billion into defence, warning “tyrant” Vladimir Putin only responds to ...
Starmer has put Britain on a war footing ahead of key Trump meeting
Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to cut foreign aid in a bid to increase defence funding. This will give the prime minister something to show President Trump at their summit - but the UK will still ...
Keir Starmer says 'dangerous new era' forced decision for 'biggest rise' in defence spending since Cold War
The Prime Minister said ‘extremely difficult and painful choices’ would be needed to reach the spending goal, including a cut ...
Keir Starmer has ‘very tough hand’ ahead of US visit, says former secretary of state
John Kerry says says chances ‘of making peace in Ukraine are real’ as PM is expected to announce new military aid for Ukraine ...
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UK defence spending: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces 2.5 per cent GDP boost ahead of White House visit
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a $27b defence spending boost and confirmed aid is being cut as the UK tells ...