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Nato: Starmer must commit to UK defence spending now | Global affairs | The New Statesman

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At Nato there is "appetite" for the UK to play a more important role in world affairs under Keir Starmer, says Katie Stallard.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Washinton DC for the Nato summit, where he is meeting with world leaders including Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Olaf Shölz of Germany, and US president Joe Biden. It's the new Prime Minister's first foreign visit since taking office last week.

The New Statesman's senior global affairs editor, Katie Stallard, joins Hannah Barnes on the New Statesman podcast to discuss how a Starmer government is being received around the world. She explains how Keir Starmer must commit to UK defence spending targets to ward off threats from Donald Trump, and why world leaders are viewing the new UK government with optimism.

Read more: Why foriegn affairs will define the Keir Starmer era.

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