U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flies to Washington on a trip aimed at persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain ...

Keir Starmer is planning to outline a strategy to increase the UK's defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. This move comes amidst ...

Keir Starmer says 'dangerous new era' forced decision for 'biggest rise' in defence spending since Cold War - The Prime ...

Has the Prime Minister fudged the numbers on defence spending, and is he about to bankrupt Britain to comply with his beloved ...

open image in gallery Keir Starmer is expected to outline plans to hike Britain’s defence budget (PA) But the rush to hike Britain’s defence budget to 2.5 per cent of its GDP comes amid talks ...

Andrew Pierce has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to overrule his Chancellor Rachel Reeves on accelerating defence spending increases ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump this week. He ...

Prior to stepping into the White House on Thursday, Starmer must have something concrete to offer and set a firm timeline for when he will increase defence spending. Anything less would be a ...

Keir Starmer has attempted to curry favour with ... The prime minister has said the government will set out a "pathway" to increase defence spending from 2.3% of GDP to 2.5% in the wake of an ...

Keir Starmer was last night under growing pressure to quickly hike defence spending by his own MPs and defence chiefs. They warned that without hiking it to at least 2.5 per cent of gross domestic ...

Keir Starmer has not said where the cuts would fall – or which taxes would rise. Because there are no easy choices. Taking defence spending up to 2.5 per cent would mean finding “just” £5bn ...

Sir Keir Starmer will only hike defence spending by 0.2 per cent of GDP, a Cabinet minister indicated on Sunday. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said Labour’s manifesto pledge of hiking ...