Theresa May can only get Chequers deal through Parliament with Labour MPs’ support, says ex-Brexit minister
Theresa May will on Wednesday say that the UK “leads by example” on defence spending, as she echos Donald Trump’s demand for Nato members to meet commitment.
The Prime Minister will tell Western countries to spend more money on defence to support the work of Nato as Britain unveils commits another 440 Welsh Guards to support an ongoing Nato operation in Afghanistan.
Mrs May will join the US President will use a Nato summit in Brussels on Wednesday to urge other member countries to spend at least 2 per cent of their countries’ gross domestic product on defence.