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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Pressure grows for Starmer to boost defence spending ahead of Trump showdown

Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to boost defence spending ahead of a crucial showdown with Donald Trump over Ukraine.

The prime minister travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030.

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