British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will act in the country's interest “whatever the pressure on me and others, whatever the noise”.
Asked about Donald Trump telling The Telegraph that he is considering pulling the US out of Nato, Sir Keir said: “Firstly, Nato is the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen, and it has kept us safe for many decades, and we are fully committed to Nato.
“Secondly, that whatever the pressure on me and others, whatever the noise, I’m going to act in the British national interest in all the decisions that I make.
“And that’s why I’ve been absolutely clear that this is not our war and we’re not going to get dragged into it.
“But I’m equally clear that, when it comes to defence and security and our economic future, we have to have closer ties with Europe. That’s why we had the summit last year.
“This year, as I’ve just announced, there’ll be a further summit. There, we will make good on equipment that we put in place last year, but we will also go further in relation to the alignment.”
