{"id":318469,"date":"2026-02-16T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-europe-ready-for-donald-trumps-vision-for-the-world-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:00:25","slug":"is-europe-ready-for-donald-trumps-vision-for-the-world-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-europe-ready-for-donald-trumps-vision-for-the-world-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Europe ready for Donald Trump&#8217;s vision for the world? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mI2VPzS0WcM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Europe ready for Donald Trump's vision for the world? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mI2VPzS0WcM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK government is considering accelerating planned increases to defence spending.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after the PM dropped some heavy hints that he was ready to spend more on defence during his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Katya Adler and James Landale drop by to explain how America is trying to rewrite the global order\u2026 and get Europe to sign on and Joe Pike explains why spending more on defence is never politically straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Joe and Adam discuss the government\u2019s decision to scrap it\u2019s plans to postpone elections for 30 councils after recieving \u201clegal advice\u201d. They also review the government\u2019s latest proposals to crack down on online safety for children and Starmer\u2019s response to claims that a Labour Think Tank paid a private investigator to look into journalists.<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXd<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>00:00 How reliant is Europe on the US?<\/p>\n<p>04:20 The UK Prime Minister commits to more defence spending<\/p>\n<p>09:00 Will European countries spend more on defence? <\/p>\n<p>13:10 Countries &#8216;want a slice&#8217; of nuclear weapons<\/p>\n<p>15:01 Breaking: Plans to postone some UK local elections cancelled<\/p>\n<p>17:21 UK PM announces investigation into Labour Together<\/p>\n<p>23:45 Online Safety Bill update<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government is considering accelerating planned increases to defence spending. 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