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Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to Downing Street in London, 17 March 2026

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Video. Is the UK demanding decades of rent from the US if it leaves NATO?

Updated: 23/03/2026 - 13:58 GMT+1

The transcript of a fake speech allegedly made by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been posted online, raising questions about whether NATO countries pay rent when stationing military personnel in a fellow member state.

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