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Humiliation for Starmer's new defence secretary as he arrives at Nato meeting with NO plan for extra funding - as US swipes at 'free-riding'
Starmer's new defense secretary faced humiliation at a NATO meeting due to the absence of a plan for additional funding. The US criticized the situation, accusing of 'free-riding.'
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