UK to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Keir Starmer says before Trump meeting

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to raise U.K. defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, citing increased insecurity in Europe as necessitating a “generational response.” The announcement comes ahead of Starmer’s meeting with President Trump to secure U.S. support for Ukraine and NATO. The U.K. currently spends 2.3% of GDP on defense and had previously set a 2.5% target without a specified date.

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