Rishi Sunak vows to boost UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030
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UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, Sunak says
PM pledges to put arms industry on ‘war footing’ with plan to raise defence budget to £87bn a year by 2030Britain will boost its defence spending to 2.5% of national output by the end of the decade as Rishi Sunak pledged to put the UK’s arms industry on a “war footing” in response to global threats.The prime minister’s plan, which he said would help the UK deal with an “increasingly dangerous” world, would steadily increase defence spending to £87bn a year by 2030. Continue reading
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Labour refuses to commit to matching Rishi Sunak's defence spending pledge of 2.5% of GDP by 2030
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps questioned why Sir Keir Starmer would not back the plan despite claiming his 'changed' party would 'never shut its eyes to the threats our country faces'.
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The UK can cut taxes AND increase defence spending, Rishi Sunak says as he insists the economy is strong enough
The Prime Minister dismissed claims from Labour that his dramatic pledge to spend an extra £75 billion on defence by the end of the decade was not fully funded.