
'Trump effect' on display as UK's Starmer boosts defense spending on eve of US visit
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will increase defense spending to hit 2.5% of the UK's GDP by 2027, a nearly $17 billion increase annually, just two days ahead of meeting with President Donald Trump.
In addition, Starmer said the UK will continue to increase its defense spending goal to reach 3% of its GDP during the next Parliament, which, barring any snap election, will begin after 2029. Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.
Starmer’s announcement not only comes two days ahead of his planned visit with Trump in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, but as European leaders are increasingly calling for drastic increases in defense spending to decrease their reliance on the U.S. and counter Russia.

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