UK PM Starmer says Trump has a point on European defence commitment, NY Times reports

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., U.S. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said U.S. President Donald Trump has a point that European countries must bear a greater burden for their collective self-defence, the New York Times said on Sunday.

"We need to think about defence and security in a more immediate way," he told the newspaper in an interview.