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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Starmer to urge Nato members to boost defence spending amid UK review

Keir Starmer and his wife board a plane
Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, board a plane at Stansted airport as they head to Washington DC for the Nato summit. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer will call on Nato countries to increase defence spending in response to rising global threats as he launches a major review setting out UK plans to spend tens of billions of pounds extra on the military.

The prime minister will use Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington, his first international trip since winning power, to underline Britain’s “cast-iron” commitment to the defence alliance.

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