Sir Keir Starmer's pledge to increase defence and security spending to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 was last night branded 'a con'.

But Downing Street will not say how the new NATO commitment demanded by Donald Trump will be paid for by the UK taxpayer

Keir Starmer says investment in national security will also deepen Britain’s commitment to Nato

PM will not announce any new money for troops when he sets out plans to meet a Nato target

Sir Keir Starmer's pledge to increase defence and security spending to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 was last night branded 'a con'.

The announcement comes ahead of a two-day Nato summit in the Netherlands.

Keir Starmer will join fellow leaders from the military alliance in The Hague after signing up to the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

The PM will join fellow Nato leaders in The Hague today after signing up to the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

The 3.5/1.5 split will see British-style creative accounting across the Alliance