UK politics live: Reeves urges Europe to ‘step up’ defence spending as PM vows 2.5% commitment

The Defense Secretary has accepted Labor to pledge an announcement on the backburner as it pursues upliftment of the defense spending of Sir Kire Stmper.

John Hele said reaching 0.7 percent of GDP at development expenses – as Labor promised during the general election campaign – remained the “long -term objectives” of the party.

“It is our desire to see the increase in the development aid of Britain,” he told Sky News. However, encountered with the fact that the commitment would not be clearly not available from this Parliament, Mr. Hele cited “difficult decisions”.

He said: “The challenges we faced, the growing unpredictory and danger in the world demanded difficult decisions, the same aggression that we look at the opponents.

“And it is important to remember, Russian aggression is not limited to Ukraine, and if Putin prevails in Ukraine, he will not stop in Ukraine.”

The Defense Secretary has suggested that the UK has “really firm” on principles with the US in its practice.

Asked if the UK was brave enough to work with Donald Trump, John Hele said that the country shares the President’s objectives to end the war.

He told Times Radio: “I think Britain has actually been firm about principles and what is necessary.

“We are recognizing and we share the objectives of President Trump to end a durable peace and Ukraine conflict.

He said, “He has promised to bring Putin to the conversation table.

“There is no way to go on it, and in the end, the US has a strong force enough to put pressure on Putin to interact, and the only strongest force to stand behind any long -term peace to ensure that It’s not that it is not ‘Trew an excuse for T Putin, to re -insist, re -load and then attack again. “

The Defense Secretary will not say that Mauritius will be counted towards the Prime Minister’s plans to increase the UK deal to hand over the Defense spending to the Chagos Islands.

Under the deal, which will look at the UK control control of the UK-UK-US airbase, the Islands, the PM is expected to agree to hand over billions of pounds to the Mauritius government.

However, on Times Radio, it was asked if this expenditure would contribute to Sir Kir’s plans to spend 2.5 percent GDP on the protection of Sir Keer, John Hele refused to be ready three times. The Defense Secretary reiterated that there is currently no deal or agreement that has been signed.

UNICEF said the move was “deepened” and WaterAid warned that it was a “cruel betrayal” of the people in poverty.

Here, Independent It takes a look at how much the UK spends on foreign aid and what is money in the last few years.

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Defense Secretary John Heli has said that a mineral deal between the US and Ukraine agreed, if it would be “good” then it helps in long -term peace of “size”.

Talking to Times Radio, Mr. Hele said that it seems that the country is “close to a deal”, he spoke to his counterparts in Washington and Kiev on Tuesday.

“Finally, this expansion is a case for both countries, and we will see in detail, but peace is part of a process,” he said.

“We are in an early stage, and if it helps shape the long -term peace required in Ukraine, it is a good thing.

“Meanwhile, as Defense Minister, my job is to ensure that we help keep Ukraine as strong as possible and we do not endanger peace by forgetting about war.”

According to Ukrainian officials, Kev has agreed to a mineral deal, which was pushed by the new US administration, when his President could be signed while visiting Washington.

Mr. Zelansky claimed that 50 percent of the rare minerals demanded by the US initially was equal to sell their nation, but Ukraine is now satisfied that the deal against Russia in its war against Russia continuously for American military support in its war against Russia Will give rise to flow.

Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stephanishna said that the mineral deal was part of a comprehensive dialogue between the two countries.

“We have heard many times from the US administration that this is part of a big picture,” she told that financial Times.

Write Daily telegraph Newspaper, Chancellor Ms. Reeves urged European countries to follow the UK leadership in increasing defense spending amid uncertainty on US commitment to European security.

“This is a generational moment for our continent. We all should take steps and do more on defense, “she said, as she travels to South Africa to meet G20 Finance Ministers.

Ms. Reeves said: “This is why, in the coming days, I will talk to European counterparts in G20 in South Africa, which is about the importance of security and defense for our economies, and how can we work them Are.”

To discuss the defense of the future, European leaders will meet in the weekend in the UK, Sir Keir revealed, a meeting provided a uniform group facility for those who recently appeared in a summit called in Paris. , Which included leaders from Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands and the European Union Commission.

Both Sir Keer and Mr. Macron “reiterated that Ukraine should be in the heart of any talks” when they spoke on the phone on Tuesday.

Sir Kir will fly to the United States on Wednesday ahead of the crunch talks with the stormer Donald Trump, as the Chancellor urged European colleagues to follow the UK in making defense spending.

The Prime Minister will visit Washington DC after his announcement of dramatic growth in the size of the UK’s war chest by cutting the international assistance budget.

Meanwhile, European countries should “move and do more on defense”, Rachel Reves said that Britain had promised to increase defense spending by 2027 of the UK economic production from its current 2.3 per cent.

Sir Kir Washington will follow French President Emmanuel Macron in visiting Mr. Trump at DC and Ukrainian leader Volodimier Zelanski expects a visit on Friday.