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

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew 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 ...

Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to ramp up defense spending—just days before his meeting with US President Donald ...

The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, must navigate commitments to Nato, expectations from allies and the influence of the defence industry. All the while, the squeeze on domestic spending and public ...

This comes as Starmer is weighing up plans to increase military spending from 2.3 to 2.5 per cent of GDP earlier than the previous 2030 target. One option under consideration would bring forward the ...

open image in gallery Keir Starmer is expected to outline ... And Sir Keir hopes that the spending boost will help to rebuild the country’s military and curry favour with Mr Trump, who wants ...

Starmer has put Britain on a war footing ... Washington demanded those in the security alliance step up military spending, calling for 5% of GDP to be spent on defence - more than double its ...

Ahead of a meeting with the US president, the prime minister said the UK and Europe “have to do more for our defence and security” as he prepares to outline a pathway to spending 2.5 per cent ...

The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, must navigate commitments to Nato, expectations from allies and the influence of the defence industry. All the while, the squeeze on domestic spending and public ...

Sir Keir Starmer will only hike defence spending ... our continent’ and ‘do more’ by hiking defence spending. But current and ex-military chiefs have warned that any hike needs to raise ...