Why Starmer pledged to increase defence spending after Macron and Trump's meeting

Sir Keir Starmer has announced the “biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War” as he confirmed the UK would spend 2.5 per cent of GDP [gross domestic product] by 2027. This comes after France’s President Macron became the first European leader to meet Donald Trump since his inauguration. Read more of the story here 👇 https://www.cityam.com/defence-spending-to-rise-to-2-5-per-cent-by-2027-via-aid-cuts-starmer-confirms/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam Produced by: Alys Denby, Emmanuel Nwosu, Scarlett Wild #news #politics #economy #keirstarmer #starmer #donaldtrump #trump #emmanuelmacron #macron #uknews #ukpolitics #europe #france #ukraine #russia #usa #uk #defence