Starmer Plots Higher UK Defense Spending in Bid to Save His Job

Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.

The mechanics of how and when to further raise military spending have been the subject of high-level government talks in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, with 10 Downing St. indicating it will press ahead with a faster increase.