Starmer could bridge US, Europe

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00:00Well perhaps it will, because Greg, as we've been saying, the British Prime

00:04Minister Sir Keir Starmer will go to the White House on Thursday. Analysts seem to

00:09think Macron did a reasonably good job at getting his points across to

00:13President Trump, don't know if you agree with that, but Prime Minister

00:17Starmer says he's going to show up with this new pledge of increasing defence

00:22spending that we were just talking about there. Can he act as an effective bridge

00:27do you think between Europe and the United States? I think he could, it's a

00:32great opportunity for him. When I say I think he could, I don't think he

00:37necessarily will, but it would be an opportunity squandered if he doesn't.

00:41Stepping up to defence spending, you never would have expected that from Keir

00:46Starmer or Labour. Perhaps he's being forced into it, but I do think it's

00:51important for the UK. It's completely inadequate to be a 2.3%, just like I

00:56said, it's inadequate for the US to be at 3%.