Vladimir Putin's propagandists have threatened to test nuclear weapons on Britain in response to Keir Starmer's announcement yesterday that the Government will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027

Vladimir Putin’s attack dogs have turned on Britain after Sir Keir Starmer vowed to increase annual defence spending to a level last seen after the Cold War. On the eve of his departure to meet Donald Trump in Washington,

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Russia has a weak hand in talks to end the Ukraine war and could be pushed into making concessions.

Kemi Badenoch has appointed herself “saviour of the western civilisation”, Sir Keir Starmer said, after the Conservative leader suggested she had advised him to increase defence spending. In a clash at PMQs,

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of “fawning over Putin” because Reform MPs failed to appear at a Commons debate about Ukraine. He said: “ Nigel Farage didn’t turn up to the debate in Parliament today. Nigel Farage is fawning over Putin. That’s not patriotism."

Sir Keir Starmer announced the increase in defence spending from its current 2.3% to 2.5% in response to “tyrant” Russian leader Vladimir Putin and amid uncertainty over the US’s commitment to European security. However it comes at the expense of the aid budget, which is being slashed.

He repeated calls for Ukraine to have a seat at the table for any peace talks and for a US ‘backstop’ to any peace agreement

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Ukraine’s allies must ‘keep dialling up the economic pressure’ on Vladimir Putin.

Keir Starmer will address the Commons after issuing a worrying 'Europe will be next' warning amid fears Donald Trump is siding with Vladimir Putin

Mild-mannered Keir Starmer is not cut out for Churchillian speeches that stir the blood. But the prime minister got as close as he ever will on Tuesday with the extraordinary announcement of a huge increase in defence spending to counter the threat from Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Keir Starmer is flying out to Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday, the day after announcing a boost in UK defence spending while cutting foreign aid.