Starmer Faces Likely Row at Nato Summit After US Rebuke on Defence Spending Keir Starmer is likely to face a stern rebuke from his US counterparts at the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
The recent criticism from Washington's ambassador to NATO, Matt Whitaker, has put the UK's defence spending under scrutiny, highlighting concerns among allies about Britain's lagging commitment to military expenditure.
The UK's Defence Investment Plan (Dip) released last week injected an additional £15 billion into the sector, but the increase as a proportion of GDP will be slow to materialize.