Starmer faces likely row at Nato summit after US rebuke on defence spending

<p>US ambassador to Nato has called for all allies who are ‘lagging behind’ to step up immediately</p><p>Keir Starmer is likely to face a diplomatic row at his final major international summit this week after Washington’s ambassador to Nato called for alliance members who are “lagging behind” on defence spending to step up.</p><p>The prime minister is due to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday for the annual Nato summit, where the UK commitment will be under scrutiny following <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/30/defence-investment-plan-keir-starmer-labour">the release</a> of the government’s defence investment plan (Dip) last week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/06/keir-starmer-nato-summit-us-rebuke-defence-spending">Continue reading...</a>