British Foreign Secretary David Lammy says president-elect Trump and his Vice President JD Vance are "simply right when they say that Europe needs to do more to defend its own continent". Lammy, in contrast with several European counterparts, has been careful not to criticise Trump, refusing to condemn comments on US ambitions to acquire Greenland. Trump has demanded NATO countries massively ramp up defence spending to five percent of GDP -- more than double the current target.
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00:00To be taken seriously by our opponents and allies alike, we must put our money where our mouth is.
00:08That starts by facing the facts. Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are simply right when they say
00:18that Europe needs to do more to defend its own continent. It's myopia to pretend otherwise
00:26with Russia on the march. So this government will lay out a clear pathway to reaching 2.5%
00:34of our GDP on defence.