Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to meet a new Nato target to spend 5% of the UK's GDP on national security by 2035. At a Nato summit in the Netherlands, 32 member countries including the UK are expected to agree the 5% goal,

Germany will raise defence spending to 3.5% of economic output by 2029 funded through a nearly 400 billion euro borrowing programme, sources said on Monday, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz aims to send a strong signal ahead of this week's NATO summit.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will vow to spend 5% of British economic output on security by 2035, embracing an ambitious NATO target sought by President Donald Trump without providing a path on how to get there.