U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flies to Washington on a trip aimed at persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said the move would amount to an increase in expenditure of 13.4 billion pounds, or ...

Keir Starmer is clearing the decks ahead of his trip to see Donald Trump. Contrary to expectations, the government ...

Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. Starmer made ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK must 'now change our approach to national security' to meet 'the challenges of ...

Keir Starmer has attempted to curry favour with President Trump ahead of a trip to Washington next week by promising to ...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK will aim to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence every year from 2027 and 3 per cent in ...

The announced increase — valued at just shy of $17 billion per year — is above NATO’s recommendation that its members spend 2% of GDP on defense.

open image in gallery Keir Starmer is expected to outline plans to hike Britain’s defence budget (PA) But the rush to hike Britain’s defence budget to 2.5 per cent of its GDP comes amid talks ...

Sir Keir Starmer is travelling to Washington this week armed with a plan to boost Britain’s defence spending, which he hopes will help the UK avoid any conflict with US president Donald Trump.

Shares of U.K. defense contractor BAE Systems rose 4% as U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase the country's defense spending, to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, from 2.3% currently, and to 3% of ...