Just Keir Starmer getting rinsed by journalists at NATO summit

At a tense press conference during the NATO summit in The Hague, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure from international journalists over two key issues causing political shockwaves at home and abroad: the growing Labour backbench rebellion over disability benefits cuts, and the escalating chaos triggered by Donald Trump’s push to raise NATO defence spending to 5% of GDP.

In this clip, journalists push Starmer to respond to the unrest brewing within his own party, with dozens of Labour MPs voicing outrage at the government’s proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP). The Prime Minister is repeatedly challenged on how the cuts square with Labour’s promise to govern with fairness and compassion — and whether he risks losing control of the parliamentary party just weeks into government.

Turning to foreign policy, Starmer is forced to comment on Donald Trump’s aggressive lobbying of NATO allies to increase defence spending to a dramatic and unprecedented 5% of GDP — a move that has thrown the alliance into confusion. Reporters question the UK’s stance, whether Starmer is prepared to stand up to Trump, and what such a shift would mean for domestic priorities at home.

Starmer attempts to walk a careful line — reaffirming the UK’s commitment to NATO and Ukraine’s defence, while downplaying divisions and defending his government’s economic decisions. But the pressure is palpable, and the contradictions in Labour’s position are laid bare on the global stage.

This is a must-watch moment of political tension, as the new Prime Minister is tested under the dual weight of domestic discontent and international instability.

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