{"id":4499,"date":"2026-03-27T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:33:04","slug":"uk-and-nato-need-to-prepare-to-defend-europe-without-help-of-us-mps-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4499","title":{"rendered":"UK and NATO need to prepare to defend Europe without help of US, MPs say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Amid tensions between Starmer and Trump<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>An influential committee of peers and MPs has warned that the UK and its NATO allies in Europe must prepare for a \u201cworst case scenario\u201d of the US not defending them in a crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The reliability of critical pillars of UK national security could also get compromised due to the tensions between Donald Trump\u2019s administration and Keir Starmer\u2019s government, the committee said in a report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>These pillars include the maintenance of Trident missiles used in the navy&#8217;s nuclear deterrent submarines, intelligence sharing and access to programmes such as the F-35 jet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>London was urged by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy to \u201cplan to move away from a bilateral relationship with the United States that is so dependent on the latter for nuclear and intelligence operations, and conventional defence\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The UK, Europe and Canada should develop a plan \u201cfor a transition towards greater European leadership of NATO\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The report said: \u201cThere are demonstrable areas of tension in the UK-US relationship that may compromise the reliability of these dependencies in the near future\u201d, referring to Britain&#8217;s reliance on the US in various defence and security domains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The warnings came as Trump again lambasted his allies, particularly the UK, for choosing not to join his war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who dismissed Starmer as not being like Winston Churchill, also mocked the Royal Navy&#8217;s two aircraft carriers as \u201ctoys\u201d, while accused fellow NATO countries of having \u201cdone absolutely nothing\u201d to help against Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cThe USA needs nothing from NATO, but \u2018never forget\u2019 this very important point in time\u201d, the US president added, posting on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Under Article 5 of its founding treaty on collective defence, an attack on one ally is deemed to be an attack on all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, Trump&#8217;s comments are a further signal that America\u2019s support to the transatlantic alliance cannot be guaranteed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#NATO #prepare #defend #Europe #MPs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid tensions between Starmer and Trump An influential committee of peers and MPs has warned that the UK and its NATO allies in Europe must prepare for a \u201cworst case scenario\u201d of the US not defending them in a crisis. 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