Britain and NATO allies must spend more, be tougher, UK's Cameron to say

Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks to a reporter outside St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool/ File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister, David Cameron, will urge its fellow NATO members to meet their pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defence, and to be tougher and more assertive with adversaries, in a speech to be delivered on Thursday.

In what is billed as his first major pronouncement as foreign secretary, Cameron will say NATO must "out-compete, out-cooperate and out-innovate", and that Britain must not only bolster existing alliances but also forge new partnerships around the globe.