PM agrees with US president that Europe must bear greater burden for its collective self-defence

Keir Starmer has spoken of how he personally “likes and respects” the US president, Donald Trump, and understands what he is trying to achieve.

The prime minister made the comments in an interview with the New York Times, acknowledging that “President Trump has a point when he says there needs to be a greater burden borne by European countries for the collective self-defence of Europe.”