Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial visit to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. Starmer made the committment on Tuesday.

Britain's Keir Starmer will set out a timeline to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, The Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday, a day before the prime minister travels to meet U.S. President Donald Trump.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a major boost to defence spending as he cut foreign aid. The Prime Minister said the Government would hit its target of 2.5% of national income on defence spending by 2027. But he said the UK's overseas aid budget would be reduced from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% in 2027 to fund the policy.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027

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