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PM to meet Trump with world history in a state of flux

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Prime Minister's decision to increase defence spending is a big shift in strategy, posture and political positioning.

But it is also true that there has been a growing recognition for some time and across multiple parties that more money had to be spent on defence.

A wider critique of the 1990s were a holiday from history, as Jonathan Freedland called it.

The task facing Starmer is to attempt to mould President Donald Trump 's position.