39 h. ago Nato secretary general says Europe needs to ‘ramp up defence spending’ as foreign ministers meet in Rome – Europe live

Mark Rutte says ‘we have to spend more’ as ministers discuss Weimar+ model ahead of Nato summit later this monthEuropean foreign ministers are now arriving in Rome for their Weimar+ meeting on security and Ukraine.Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said his country needs “at least 10 years” to raise defence spending and comply with new targets to be agreed by Nato, adding that a deal on them could soon be reached, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago 'Ramp up defence spending or start learning Russian': NATO boss Mark Rutte's chilling warning as he piles pressure on Keir Starmer to hike military budget by £30BILLION

Mark Rutte issued the chilling message while in London for talks with PM Sir Keir Starmer , ahead of a NATO summit later this month.

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer holds talks with Nato chief as he pushes Britain to agree £30BILLION hike in defence spending demanded by Donald Trump

Mark Rutte has been holding talks with the PM in London, and gave a speech warning of the need for a 'quantum leap' in investment.

Economics

4 d. ago Nato chief will heap pressure on Keir Starmer to agree £30BILLION hike in defence spending at meeting TODAY

Mark Rutte is set to hold talks with the PM in London and deliver a speech warning of the need for a 'quantum leap' in investment.

Economics

8 d. ago UK faces calls for 5% GDP defence spend, ahead of PM’s meeting with Nato chief

Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the alliance, said on Thursday he is proposing Nato members spend 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence.

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8 d. ago NATO nations must spend 5% GDP on defence and end 'reliance' on US to defend them, Pete Hegseth tells meeting of alliance chiefs

'Our message is going to continue to be clear. It's deterrence and peace through strength, but it can't be reliance,' Hegseth said at a meeting with counterparts in Brussels.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer comes under pressure to sack his top legal adviser after he likened Right

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to sack his Attorney General over controversial comments he made in a speech last week that were seen as directed towards the Tories and Reform UK.

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1 week ago Government WILL meet its target of hiking defence spending to three per cent of GDP by 2034, Defence Secretary insists

Defence Secretary John Healey has insisted the Government will reach its target of hiking defence spending to three per cent GDP by 2034.

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2 w. ago RAF pilots who saw UFOs say they fear going public over for five grim reasons

Rumours of possible UFO sightings by RAF pilots are rife, and now a pressure group is urging PM Keir Starmer to bring in rules protecting whistleblowers who shed light on potential extraterrestrial interactions

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2 w. ago Angela Rayner piles pressure on Keir Starmer over winter fuel U

The Deputy Prime Minister used a TV interview to suggest pensioners should be told within weeks whether and when they would see their payments restored.

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3 w. ago Labour Party under growing pressure to ditch its winter fuel payments policy after nearly 80 per cent of voters say it needs to change

The findings will pile pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to climb down over the cuts to the payments, worth up to £300 a year for vulnerable pensioners.

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