{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/668ea491b0f6c963392d7d26?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Keir Starmer at Nato amid defence spending row","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1720630917802-4bd6d9a4c803759b13f132a1bb29b458.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As Sir Keir Starmer jets to Washington for Nato’s 75th anniversary, his armed forces minister said the government will aim to complete a defence review in less than a year.</p><p>It comes amid warnings from former military chiefs that Britain is unprepared for the threat of war.&nbsp;</p><p>Minister Luke Pollard said the new government would work “at pace” to finish the assessment - which the prime minister said needs to happen before decisions are made on raising defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.</p><p>Now, the prime minister is in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden and other Nato leaders at a summit to mark the alliance’s 75th anniversary.</p><p>Evening Standard political editor Nicholas Cecil has the latest.</p><p>In part two, we’ll examine new tolls being levied at two Thames crossings, Blackwall Tunnel and the under-construction Silvertown Tunnel - which Transport for London has confirmed will be up to £4 each way.</p><p>Analysis from City Hall with Evening Standard transport editor Ross Lydall.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}