Starmer to urge Nato members to boost defence spending amid UK review
by Pippa Crerar in Washington from on (#6P3G8)
In first international trip since entering No 10, PM visits Washington for alliance's 75th-anniversary summit
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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