Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and defense spending

UK announces increase in defense spending and cut in foreign aid ahead of PM Starmer’s meeting with Trump
Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial visit to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington. Starmer said he will raise military spending from 2.
U.K. Announces Increase in Military Spending Ahead of Trump Meeting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is set to meet with President Trump on Thursday, said he would increase British spending on defense to 2.5 percent of G.D.P. by 2027.
Keir Starmer heads to Washington with UK defense spending pledge to help sway Trump over Ukraine
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was flying to Washington on Wednesday after announcing a big increase in the British defense budget, an investment that he hopes will help persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as Washington pushes to end the war.
Anger as Keir Starmer increases defence spending ahead of Trump visit
Keir Starmer increased UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by cutting foreign aid, ahead of meeting with Donald Trump, sparking criticism from Labour figures and aid charities. The decision, prompted by the Ukraine war and pressure from Trump,
Starmer announces UK military spending increase to appease Trump prior to Washington talks
Starmer’s hastily assembled proposal paid for with the low-hanging fruit of overseas aid does not allay the demands of the military chiefs who met with him earlier this month in Downing Street.
UK to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says 2 days before Trump meeting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. Starmer made the committment on Tuesday.
Watch: Starmer defends cutting foreign aid budget to boost defence spending
Watch as Sir Keir Starmer holds a press conference on Tuesday, 25 February, after announcing he will slash the foreign aid budget to hike defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP to counter “tyrants” like Vladimir Putin.
UK's Starmer boosts defence spending on eve of Washington trip
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and target a 3% ...
Stars and Stripes22h
House narrowly passes budget resolution containing $100B for defense
The House on Tuesday narrowly adopted a budget blueprint that would invest an additional $100 billion in defense in the next ...
Where NATO members rank on defense spending
President Trump has called on NATO allies to increase their defense spending to 5 percent, with only three countries ...
Sterling edges lower versus dollar, eyes on military spending
Sterling edged lower against a strengthening dollar and held steady versus the euro a day after the British government's ...
Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years ...
Putin Says Russia Open to Cutting Military Spending Alongside US, China
The Russian president says he agrees with Donald Trump's aim to slash arms expenditure by 50 percent, after peace is achieved ...
Italy urges EU action to support higher defence spending
Italy on Wednesday called on the European Union to help allow countries to boost their defence spending without infringing ...
Starmer accused of defence spend ‘cover up’ in row over how £9bn Chagos deal is funded
The PM said the uplift would boost ‘our capability on defence and security in Europe’, but stopped short of ruling out using ...