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

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said the move would amount to an increase in expenditure of 13.4 billion pounds, or ...

LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer commits to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.

Vladimir Putin’s attack dogs have turned on Britain after Sir Keir Starmer vowed to increase annual defence spending to a ...

Britain's Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch and Prime Minister Keir Starmer debated defense spending and Ukraine policy during Prime Minister’s Questions. Badenoch pressed Starmer on military ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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