PM says ‘we need to step up’ but sources clarify that is unlikely to mean spending 3% of GDP before next electionUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said Britain “needs to go faster” on defence spending, though any increase to military budgets in this parliament would probably not be as high as the £15bn suggested in an overnight report.At a press conference in south-west London, the prime minister was asked to comment on a BBC report that No 10 wanted to increase the defence budget to 3% of GDP by 2029. Continue reading...