A defence minister would not say whether Britain will meet a challenge from Nato chief Mark Rutte for presenting a “credible” plan for hiking military spending before a coming summit of the alliance.
Mr Rutte on Wednesday called on Nato allies to “present clear, concrete and credible plans” for how they are raising defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035 before this year’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, which begins on July 7.
