Starmer to rally European allies at Nato summit amid concerns over US stance

Outgoing PM will stress British commitment to defence spending at meeting in Ankara to counter Trump rebukes Keir Starmer will seek to work with European allies to shore up support for Nato at its summit in Ankara on Tuesday amid concerns that Donald Trump could further destabilise the military alliance with threats over defence spending. Downing Street said the prime minister and other international leaders would be focused on “building a stronger and more European Nato” as they attempt to address the US president’s concerns in the Turkish capital. The UK government has pushed back on pointed criticism from the US ambassador to Nato that “some allies are doing more than others”, with Trump expected to rebuke countries including the UK for not making more progress on hitting a target to spend 3.5% GDP on defence by 2035. “We reject these claims. The UK has always met its Nato spending commitments and remains one of the top defence centres in the alliance,” the prime minister’s official spokesperson told reporters, saying he did not expect Starmer to receive a “dressing down” from the US president. The Nato summit, expected to be the last international trip of Starmer’s premiership,

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