Sir Keir Starmer will fly to the United States on Wednesday ahead of crunch talks with President Donald Trump, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged European allies to follow the UK in raising defence spending.The Prime Minister will travel to Washington DC after facing his weekly grilling in the House of Commons, following his announcement of a dramatic increase in the size of the UK's war chest, paid for by cutting the international aid budget.

Sir Keir Starmer will fly to the United States on Wednesday ahead of crunch talks with President Donald Trump, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged European allies to follow the UK in raising defence spending.The Prime Minister will travel to Washington DC after facing his weekly grilling in the House of Commons, following his announcement of a dramatic increase in the size of the UK's war chest, paid for by cutting the international aid budget.