December 23, 2024

Starmer to ask allies to commit to extra defence funding – but won’t say when UK will hit target

 Starmer to ask allies to commit to extra defence funding – but won’t say when UK will hit target

Starmer to ask allies to commit to extra defence funding – but won’t say when UK will hit target

Sir Keir Starmer will tell NATO allies the UK has a “cast iron commitment” to lifting the UK’s defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, but is refusing to honour that commitment in his first term in government.