The prime minister has revealed UK defence spending will increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.
The announcement came unexpectedly from Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons, ahead of his talks with Donald Trump at the White House.
He stated: "We will deliver our commitment to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence, but we will bring that forward so we reach that level in 2027.
Sky’s Beth Rigby says Sir Keir can now head to Washington DC "armed" with an announcement on increased defence spending, hoping to gain Trump’s approval.
Boosting defence spending is something Trump has long called for European countries to do, and for Starmer it’s a "really big moment" in both foreign and domestic policy terms, she says.
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