Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence, but that he could not set a timeline to reach the target before carrying out a review.He told journalists on the tarmac before he set off for the Nato summit in Washington that he was committed to 2.5% "within our fiscal rules".

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence, but that he could not set a timeline to reach the target before carrying out a review.He told journalists on the tarmac before he set off for the Nato summit in Washington that he was committed to 2.5% "within our fiscal rules".