Keir Starmer defends uncertainty over defence spending target
Monday, 2 June 2025 () Sir Keir Starmer has defended not setting a precise date for when the UK will deliver its “ambition” to spend three per cent of GDP on defence. The Prime Minister is facing backlash after the government appeared to row back from an important target ahead of Monday’s strategic defence review announcement. Starmer told the BBC [...]
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch scrutinises Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2026-28, calling it “just an announcement” as “a lot of the things they’ve announced in this strategic defence review require money”.
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Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge criticises the government for making “vague” promises to raise UK defence spending to 3% of GDP. He argues “we know we need to spend 3% so such a vague..
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to make the UK ‘battle ready” as he announces plans for new investment in defence. Speaking to workers in Glasgow, Scotland, Starmer says, “what you’ve..
Britain and the EU have announced a sweeping reset in their post-Brexit relationship, covering trade, defence, and mobility. The deal allows UK participation in a €150B EU defence program, cuts red..
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