MPs are due to vote on cutting disability and sickness benefits worth around £5bn but number of Labour MPs signing amendment is growingEuropean leaders have never been 100% confident of Donald Trump’s commitment to Nato, and to its article 5 saying an attack on one member should be treated as an attack on all, even though under pressure he normally says he’s signed up. That is because he routinely changes his mind, because he has expressed hostility to Nato in the past, and because he more pro-Russian than any of his predecessors.Trump triggered another burst of doubt when he declined to express firm support for article five when speaking to reporters on his flight to the Nato summit. Asked if he was committed to article 5, he replied:Depends on your definition. There’s numerous definitions of article 5, you know that, right? But I’m committed to being their friends.Nato is as relevant and as important today as it’s ever been. We live in a very volatile world, and today is about the unity of Nato, showing that strength. We’re bigger than we were before, we’re stronger than we were before.I think it’s very important that we stand here as allies, and we do stand here as allies, coming together, absolutely committed to the importance of Nato, particularly at this point in a very volatile world. Continue reading...
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