Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks during a Q&A session at a company in north-west England on March 6, 2025. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week pledged to boost UK defence spending to 2.5 percent of the nation's economy by 2027 -- which the Labour government sees as also helping to grow stagnant gross domestic product. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)