All news on the topic: NATO summit

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Trump ditches new Air Force One for old presidential jet on surprise UK flight
President Donald Trump has left Turkey on an older VC-25A Air Force One jet. The U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B Bridge aircraft had brought Trump to that country yesterday for the NATO Summit, but left without him on board earlier today.
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Nato leaders avoided World Cup talk with Trump to prevent summit tensions
Nato leaders have informally agreed not to mention the football World Cup to Donald Trump for fear of irritating the US president at a crucial time for the military alliance.
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UK joins £37bn NATO long-range missile project to strengthen Europe’s defences
Twelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe.
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Dan Jarvis appointed Defence Secretary after Healey resignation triggers Starmer crisis
Dan Jarvis has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary following John Healey’s bombshell resignation.
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Armed Forces minister quits after warning UK is failing soldiers on defence investment
Keir Starmer has suffered another setback after his Armed Forces minister resigned, just hours after the Defence Secretary’s departure.
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Nuclear jets, wooden fence: journalists uncover dangerously weak security at RAF Marham
The delicate barrier is 300 meters from the runway at RAF Marham, Norfolk. Our report comes just weeks after protesters were arrested for causing £7 million worth of damage to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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Fury as Cameron and Sunak take separate planes to COP28 climate summit
Rishi Sunak and David Cameron have been accused of 'sending the wrong signals' to the rest of the world by travelling separately to the United Arab Emirates for the COP28 summit
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UK ammunition production surge will take two years, Tories forced to admit
The Prime Minister boasted of an eightfold increase in the manufacture of 155mm artillery shells, but now it has emerged it will take until 2025 to build up capacity
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Rishi Sunak admits he is 'sad' at defence chief Ben Wallace's decision to quit
The Prime Minister insisted the move had been on the cards for a while, as critics said it was further evidence the Conservatives are expecting to be thrown out of office at the next election
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MP who felt 'terror' over mortgage payments accuses Tories of 'lack of empathy'
The exchange came after Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner used PMQs to attack the government over the 'Tory mortgage bombshell'
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Defence Secretary hits out at Ukraine's demands for weapons: 'We're not Amazon'
Ben Wallace suggested Kyiv should be more grateful for the arms NATO allies have sent Ukrainian armed forces as they fight Russian invaders
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Rishi Sunak says Ukraine 'belongs' in Nato after Zelensky blasts 'absurd' delays
The Prime Minister asked his officials to leave the room so he and the Ukrainian President could hold one-to-one private talks
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Struggling Rishi Sunak admits by-elections will be 'difficult' amid dire polling
The Tories face potential defeats in three polls in Uxbridge and South Ruislip; Selby and Ainsty; and Somerton and Frome next Thursday
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'I flew on Rishi Sunak’s plane to the NATO summit and this is what it’s like'
Our Mirror reporter Ben Glaze takes us through his journey as he accompanied Rishi Sunak to the NATO summit in Lithuania
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BBC allegations branded 'shocking' by Rishi Sunak as PM demands 'rigorous probe'
The Prime Minister said allegations an unnamed star had paid £35,000 for sexual pictures of a teenager are "shocking" and "concerning" and said there needs to be a rigorous investigation
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Sunak orders new artillery shells and urges NATO chiefs to spend more on defence
The Prime Minister announced the contract as he prepared to travel to Vilnius for a crunch summit of alliance leaders as war rages in Ukraine
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Turkey links EU membership bid to row over Sweden joining NATO as summit looms
Ankara is refusing to allow Stockholm to join the Western military alliance - and has now urged NATO countries to back its bid to join the exclusive Brussels bloc
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Rishi Sunak tackles Joe Biden over cluster bombs for Ukraine in No10 showdown
The Prime Minister was obliged under an international treaty to tell the US President the UK "discourages" the use of the controversial weapons
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Joe Biden meets Rishi Sunak as pressure to challenge President on cluster bombs
The two leaders are set for crunch talks as the US President makes a fleeting visit to London before meeting the King in Windsor this afternoon
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Cost of UK defence projects rocketed by £9billion in just a year, report shows
The analysis comes as the Prime Minister prepares for this week's NATO summit in Vilnius where the war in Ukraine is expected to top the agenda
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Joe Biden arrives in UK amid growing row over cluster bombs for Ukraine
The US President has arrived in Britain tonight ahead of talks with Rishi Sunak in Downing Street about the progress of the Ukrainian counter-offensive
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Rishi Sunak branded 'shameful' for no new defence plans since Putin invasion
As the Prime Minister prepares for the two-day NATO summit this week, he faces mounting criticism at home over the state of Britain’s armed forces and delays to a key Defence Command Paper
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Boris Johnson blew £800k painting union flag on another prime ministerial plane
The Cabinet Office initially tried to keep secret the cost of painting the Titan Airways jet. But he was forced to reveal the price following a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office
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Zelensky to attend crunch NATO summit in Vilnius as Ukraine-Russia war grinds on
The Ukrainian leader is due to attend the meeting in the Lithuanian capital, alongside Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden and French Premier Emmanuel Macron
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Tories 'really have given up' as 'absentee' Rishi Sunak ducks PMQs, says Labour
The Liberal Democrats also claimed Mr Sunak had 'thrown in the towel' over his poor attendance record at the weekly grilling in front of MPs
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