The prime minister wants to keep everyone happy. He has been loath to criticize Trump, has warmed up Britain’s post-Brexit partnership with the European Union, avowedly backed Kyiv and thawed ties with China. At a time of geopolitical upheaval, he is attempting to squeeze Britain into an impossibly tight Venn diagram.

If there is a ceasefire without a backstop, it will simply give him the opportunity to wait and to come again,’ Keir Starmer warned on the flight to Washington, D.C.

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,

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.

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.

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will cut foreign aid in order to fund more defence spending seems like smart politics. With the US’s commitment to European security in question, it is clear that European countries, including the UK, need to spend more on defence.