UK to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Starmer’s announcement of ‘biggest sustained rise’ since cold war comes ahead of Trump meeting on Thursday
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UK to hike defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
The prime minister says he will cut the UK's aid budget to fund the rise in defence spending.BBC News - 3h -
Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027ABC News - 3h -
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 with aid budget slashed to help fund move - UK politics live
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces move in the Commons. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to ...The Guardian - 1h -
Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live
This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spending. The Democratic Unionist Party has ...The Guardian - 4d -
Starmer planning big cuts to UK aid budget to boost defence spending, say sources
Exclusive: PM expected to confirm boost in military spending to at least 2.5% of GDP by 2030. UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer is planning drastic cuts to Britain’s international ...The Guardian - 3h -
Why Germany’s debt rules are a bellwether for EU defence spending
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Experts warn young people should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoors. Every hour young people spend in front of screens increases their chance of being shortsighted, ...The Guardian - 4d -
Don’t mention the war: in Germany, politicians are hiding the truth about defence spending | Paul Taylor
By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from voters. The candidates to lead Germany’s next government are ...The Guardian - 5d -
‘No more excuses’: Europe under pressure on defence spending three years after Russian invasion
Continent is being told to take more responsibility for its own defence in light of US president’s overtures to Putin. A few days after Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s invading forces into Ukraine in ...The Guardian - 1d
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