Keir Starmer: Trump is 'right' to call out Nato defence spending | LBC Exclusive

Sir Keir Starmer has backed Donald Trump's calls for NATO countries to meet their spending targets on defence.

The Prime Minister told LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast that the US president-elect was right to say that 'Europe needs to do more' on military expenditure.

Mr Trump, who will return to the White House in January, has urged the US' European allies to bolster military spending, and claimed it's unfair that Washington spends so much more on defence.

Starmer said he had been having 'constructive discussions' with Trump on a number of issues, including the military.

"As you know I met him a number of weeks ago," he told Nick. "I do think that when he says that Europe needs to do more, as a general proposition I think that’s right, and we should do more."

But he added that there was 'a huge amount of capability that we are doing together'.

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[DunnCarnage]

"When will we get to 2% gdp" followed by "will we get to 3%" is a mental line of questioning

[chrisnorthfield]

All ferrari is doing here is trying to get a gotcha moment. Politicians will stick to scripted answers if they can see that an interview is hostile rather than balanced.

[troublewtt]

"trump or your NATO ally" bro they are both NATO allies

[TheProboscisNose]

'Kier Starmer joins Nick in Estonia'.

Why is Nick in Estonia?

[HarryNottings]

I thought we were supposed to be furious about the EU defending itself. Wasnt that half the argument during brexit

[jezzat]

The moment someone says paying their dues in regard to nato, you should immediately disregard what they say after, they telegraph they know nothibg

[vincenthigginbotham]

It seems to me they expect kier to solve years of problems in a matter of a few months

[PaulDavison]

What an embarrassing interview! Constantly interrupting answers. An opportunity for Nick's talking points and no real answers sought from it.

[whatwentwrong]

Let's ask a question and then try and but in everytime after he's said 3 words...

[andybywater]

He is all about delivery - misery that is!

[MichaelMcNulty-nx]

Hiding behind those glasses he now wears.
I absolutely understand
If I hear that saying one more time

[danrattigan]

Keir says that he recognises “people don’t want politics as usual”, whilst being the most cookie-cutter politician in the world

[stevedon]

Don't believe a word starmer says donald as he's know to say one thing then do another

[stevedavidson]

Why does he travel so much? To try and sort out a world totally stuffed up by his predecessors.

[goot-ifkm]

At the moment the military have got more luck getting a Christmas tree
then getting the right equipment for the job!

[melvingriffiths]

The "Cons" where in power for 14 years and where never able to answer you question, New Lobour has come into power recently and stupidly you ask him such a dum question?

[MNN-sh]

Being diplomatic is one thing, but why need to bow much?

[johncunningham]

If the politicians of each nato country told the truth ie "We must pay our share" with. no wiggle room, but then raise taxes and make cuts they would be kicked out. it is a never ending circle, sadly.

[nigelknight]

Don't believe a word Starmer says

[davidpearce-np]

How many words are needed to say UK IS SKINT