Foreign Secretary David Lammy has urged European Nato members to step up defence spending ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.The US president-elect has been highly critical of European states relying on American tax dollars for their security.Mr Lammy said Nato allies must "get serious" about the need to increase defence budgets.He said "the time to act is now" - although the Government is yet to set out its own plans for increasing spending on defence to 2.5% of gross domestic pr

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has urged European Nato members to step up defence spending ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.The US president-elect has been highly critical of European states relying on American tax dollars for their security.Mr Lammy said Nato allies must "get serious" about the need to increase defence budgets.He said "the time to act is now" - although the Government is yet to set out its own plans for increasing spending on defence to 2.5% of gross domestic product.At a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels, Mr Lammy highlighted Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's role in conflicts around the world as a reason for higher military budgets in the West.