Sir Keir has promised a pathway towards Britain spending 2.5 per cent of its GDP, up from 2.3 per cent now, on defence, though he has not guaranteed the benchmark will be met before 2030.
Sir Ed Davey has piled pressure on the PM, becoming the latest political leader to call for Sir Keir to hike spending as soon as possible to the 2.5 per cent mark, joining Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage in supporting a boost.
In a blow to Ms Reeves and Sir Keir, military chiefs have told the PM the 2.5 per cent target should be reached this decade before ramping up to 3 per cent in the 2030s, Bloomberg reported.
PM travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030.
Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to boost defence spending ahead of a crucial showdown with Donald Trump over Ukraine.
